overcharge

v. t. [ Cf. Supercharge, Surcharge. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress; to cloy. Sir W. Raleigh. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To fill too full; to crowd. [ 1913 Webster ]

Our language is overcharged with consonants. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To charge (a buyer) an excessive price; to charge beyond a fair rate or price. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To exaggerate; as, to overcharge a description. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Electricity) To charge (a battery) too much, so as to cause damage. [ PJC ]

Overcharged mine. (Mil.) See Globe of compression, under Globe. [ 1913 Webster ]