overproduce en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin prōdūcōder. Middle English produce English produce English overproduce From over- + produce.
Meanings
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To produce more of something than one can use or sell.
Mycelium overproduces links.
2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 55:
- (derogatory) To apply excess modifications to musical recordings, such as adding effects.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overproducing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overproduces | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| overproduced | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overproduced | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
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Translations (4)
pl produkować zbyt dużo (to produce an excess of) · cmn 過度地生產 /过度地生产 (to produce an excess of) · es sobreproducir (to produce an excess of) · pl wyprodukować zbyt dużo (to produce an excess of)