overbuild

[ oh-ver-bild ]

verb (used with object)

, o·ver·built, o·ver·build·ing.

1. to erect too many buildings in (an area).
2. to cover or surmount with a building or structure.
3. to build (a structure) on too great or elaborate a scale.

verb (used without object)

, o·ver·built, o·ver·build·ing.

1. to erect too many buildings in an area.

overbuild

/ ˌəʊvəˈbɪld /

verb

1. to build over or on top of
2. to erect too many buildings in (an area)
3. to build too large or elaborately

Word History and Origins

Origin of overbuild¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; over- + build