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Definition of Overtaxing
1. overtax [v] - See also: overtax
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overtaxing
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 ..."