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Definition of Overtaxes
1. overtax [v] - See also: overtax
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overtaxes
Literary usage of Overtaxes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Mesopotamia and Assyria by James Baillie Fraser (1842)
"... obtained the Eastern Provinces of the Roman Empire, overtaxes Syria.—That
Province, Ac., overrun by ..."
2. Postal Salaries: Hearings, Sixty-sixth Congress, First [second] Session by United States, Congress, Joint Commission on Postal Salaries (1920)
"... only a fraction over $100. grade but that it overtaxes him physically and
mentally and decreases his capacity and throws an added burden on his fellows. ..."
3. The Family Library (Harper). by Child Study Association of America Book Review Committee (1845)
"Antony, having obtained the Eastern Provinces of the Roman Empire, overtaxes
Syria.—That Province, <fcc., overrun by Labienus. ..."
4. Report of the Industrial Commission on Transportation ...: Including by United States Industrial Commission, Balthasar Henry Meyer, Roswell Cheney McCrea (1901)
"... of course, it overtaxes the capacity of the railroads, and not only that, but
it frequently overtaxes the capacity of the terminal elevators to receive ..."
5. The Law Review and Quarterly Journal of British and Foreign Jurisprudence by William S. Hein & Company (1851)
"To aim at very great success or wealth either overtaxes the mind or leads to
disappointment, dejection, and often despair. In the first case, overtaxing the ..."
6. What Must I Do to Get Well, and how Can I Keep So? by Elma Fraser Stuart (1898)
"This species of feeding overtaxes those portions of the alimentary canal designed
for digesting this particular kind of aliment, and overtaxes them ..."
7. The Inner Man: Good Things to Eat and Drink and where to Get Them by Daniel O'Connell (1891)
"Rapid feeding overtaxes the stomach and interferes with digestion, just as a too
rapid flow of ideas upon the mind overtaxes the brain and interferes with ..."
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