overbuild

[ oh-ver-bild ]

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verb (used with object),o·ver·built, o·ver·build·ing.

to erect too many buildings in (an area).
to cover or surmount with a building or structure.

to build (a structure) on too great or elaborate a scale.

verb (used without object),o·ver·built, o·ver·build·ing.

to erect too many buildings in an area.

Origin of overbuild

First recorded in 1595–1605; over- + build

Words Nearby overbuild

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How to use overbuild in a sentence

It’s important to start now so we can now produce at that kind of right level and not have to overbuild.
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They are beginning to turn away the local and semi-local patrons by trying to overbuild around the resort and ruin what makes the mountain unique.
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That means we need to overbuild electricity systems to meet levels of demand that may occur only for a few hours of a few days a year.
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British Dictionary definitions for overbuild

overbuild

/ (ˌəʊvəˈbɪld) /

verb-builds, -building or -built (tr)

to build over or on top of
to erect too many buildings in (an area)

to build too large or elaborately

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