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overjustify

verb

Etymology

From over- + justify.

  1. derived from justus
  2. derived from justificare
  3. derived from justifier
  4. inherited from justifien
  5. prefixed as overjustify — “over + justify”

Definitions

  1. To justify excessively

    To justify excessively; to provide too much justification for.

  2. Specifically, to provide external incentive for an already-internally-motivated behavior,…

    Specifically, to provide external incentive for an already-internally-motivated behavior, thereby risking the loss of the original motivation.

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