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单词 overlengthen
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overlengthen

verb

over·​length·​en ˌō-vər-ˈleŋ(k)-thən How to pronounce overlengthen (audio)
-ˈlen(t)-
overlengthened; overlengthening

transitive + intransitive

: to lengthen (something, such as a body part) too much
Several yoga stretches involve twisting at the knee, or lying back on folded, twisted knees, which forcibly overlengthens the collateral ligament … Jolie Bookspan
If the muscle overlengthens, … a stretch reflex will occur, thereby contracting the muscle. Mark Ansell

Word History

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined above

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