overscore

American  

[oh-ver-skawr, -skohr] / ˌoʊ vərˈskɔr, -ˈskoʊr /

verb (used with object)

overscored, overscoring

1. to score over, as with strokes or lines.

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overscore British  

/ ˌəʊvəˈskɔː /

verb

1. (tr) to cancel or cross out by drawing a line or lines over or through

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Etymology

Origin of overscore

First recorded in 1840–50; over- + score

Example Sentences

Most of the cello’s range, however, is smack in the middle of the orchestra as a whole, and it’s terribly easy for a composer to overscore the music and swamp the soloist.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 16, 2017

If you write by hand print out proper names as legibly as possible; underscore u and overscore n.

From Newspaper Reporting and Correspondence A Manual for Reporters, Correspondents, and Students of Newspaper Writing by Hyde, Grant Milnor

An admitted overscore or underscore may be amended without penalty before the cards are dealt for the following round.

From Enquire Within Upon Everything The Great Victorian Domestic Standby by Anonymous

When necessary to write in long hand, underscore u and overscore n, and print proper names and unusual words.

From The Style Book of The Detroit News by News, The Detroit