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   Overcharge (?), v. t. [Cf. Supercharge, Surcharge.]
   
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   1. To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress; to cloy.  Sir W. Raleigh.
   
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   2. To fill too full; to crowd.
   
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   Our language is overcharged with consonants. Addison.
   
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   3. To charge (a buyer) an excessive price; to charge beyond a fair rate or price.
   
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   4. To exaggerate; as, “to overcharge a description”.
   
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   5. (Electricity) To charge (a battery) too much, so as to cause damage.
   
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   Overcharged mine. (Mil.) See Globe of compression, under Globe.
   
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   Overcharge, v. i. To make excessive charges.
   
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   Overcharge (?), n. [Cf. Supercargo, Supercharge.]
   
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   1. An excessive load or burden.
   
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   2. An excessive charge in an account.
   
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