overjustify
overjustify · overjustifies · overjustified · overjustifying
To justify excessivelyTo justify excessively; to provide too much justification for.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To justify excessively; to provide too much justification for.
(transitive)Specifically, to provide external incentive for an already-internally-motivated behavior, thereby risking the loss of the original motivation.
Forms
overjustifies, overjustifying, overjustified, overjustified| Base form | overjustify · to overjustify |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | overjustifies |
| Present participle | overjustifying |
| Past simple | overjustified |
| Past participle | overjustified |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedoverjustification
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle