overproduce

[ oh-ver-pruh-doos, -dyoos ]

verb (used with or without object)

, o·ver·pro·duced, o·ver·pro·duc·ing.

1. to produce in excess of need or stipulated amount.

Other Words From

• over·pro·ducer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of overproduce¹

First recorded in 1890–95; over- + produce

Example Sentences

The algae, the team thinks, overproduces food during the day, so it continues to happily munch away, and produce electricity, through the night.

From Singularity Hub 

Others who, because of a tumor in the pituitary gland, may overproduce HGH develop a different problem: gigantism.

From The Daily Beast

To say that we will never overproduce food crops for man is ridiculous.

From Project Gutenberg