overproduce
Americanverb (used with or without object)
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Derived Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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has overproducedperfect 3rd person singular
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have overproducedperfect
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has been overproducingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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am overproducingprogressive 1st person singular
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have been overproducingperfect progressive
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is overproducingprogressive 3rd person singular
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are overproducingprogressive
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overproducessingular 3rd person
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overproducingparticiple
Past
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had overproducedperfect
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had been overproducingperfect progressive
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were overproducingprogressive plural
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was overproducingprogressive singular
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overproducedparticiple
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overproducedsimple
Future
Etymology
Origin of overproduce
Example Sentences
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But once they’re designed, the incremental cost of manufacturing more units is relatively small, so makers routinely overproduce, and sell any excess to smaller providers with less specific needs, Madannavar says.
From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025
Santos's team found that the mutation involves the loss of a small fragment of a chromosome, which causes a gene to overproduce a key protein in brain cells.
From BBC • May 11, 2025
He told our producer, “I can’t have you overproduce this thing with a bunch of harmonies. Just record the band.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2025
In the United States, subsidies pay farmers to overproduce so meat can be sold more cheaply to an urban population, Ogle said.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2023
There is no real reason for tear glands to overproduce tears at the behest of emotion.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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