English-French translations for overcompensate

• surcompenser
  Mais je voudrais souligner que nous ne pouvons pas nous permettre de surcompenser les pertes de revenus engendrées par les baisses de prix. But I should like to emphasize that we cannot allow ourselves to overcompensate the losses of income engendered by price losses.

Definition of overcompensate

• To do an excessive amount in one area in an effort to overcome a perceived lack in another area

Related words

• overcompensation
• overcomplicate
• overcompetitive