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o⋅ver⋅write

  [oh-ver-rahyt] verb, -wrote, -writ⋅ten, -writ⋅ing.
Use over-write in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to write in too elaborate, burdensome, diffuse, or prolix a style: He overwrites his essays to the point of absurdity.
2. to write in excess of the requirements, esp. so as to defeat the original intention: That young playwright tends to overwrite her big scenes.
3. to write on or over; cover with writing: a flyleaf overwritten with a dedication.
–verb (used without object)
4. to write too elaborately: The problem with so many young authors is that they tend to overwrite.
Origin:
1690–1700; over- + write
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Word Origin & History

overwrite 
1699, "to write over other writing," from over + write (q.v.). Of computers, it is attested from 1959. Meaning "to write too elaborately or ornately" is from 1923.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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