Definition of Overtaxing

1. Verb. (present participle of overtax) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Overtaxing

1. overtax [v] - See also: overtax

Lexicographical Neighbors of Overtaxing

overtan
overtanned
overtanning
overtans
overtart
overtask
overtasked
overtasking
overtasks
overtaught
overtax
overtaxation
overtaxations
overtaxed
overtaxes
overtaxing
overteach
overteaches
overteaching
overtedious
overteem
overteems
overtempt
overtempted
overtempting
overtempts
overtest
overtested
overtesting
overtests

Literary usage of Overtaxing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1902 by United States President, James Daniel Richardson (1907)
"... overtaxing the people; it is to furnish our citizens with the necessaries of everyday life at cheaper rates than ever before; and it is, in fine, ..."

2. The Teacher's Handbook of Psychology by James Sully (1910)
"Overtaxing the Brain. While a moderate and sufficient exercise is thus seen to be beneficial to the brain, it follows from what was said above that it is ..."

3. The Teacher's Handbook of Psychology: On the Basis of the "Outlines of by James Sully (1886)
"Overtaxing the Brain.—It follows from the above remarks that it is possible to exact from the brain more ..."

4. Therapeutics, Materia Medica, and Pharmacy: Including the Special by Samuel Otway Lewis Potter (1909)
"Tucker found it especially serviceable in the nervous headache produced by overtaxing the mind. An extract of the root has proved to be an efficient tenia- ..."

5. Class Interests: Their Relations to Each Other and to Government. A Study of by John Stahl Patterson (1886)
"Overtaxing THE RICH.—The solicitude shown by certain able economists and influential politicians lest the rich be taxed too much, takes it for granted that ..."

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