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[
oh-ver-
bild
]
o·ver·build
/
ˌoʊ
vərˈbɪld
/
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[
oh-ver-
bild
]
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verb,
o·ver·built,
o·ver·build·ing.
verb (used with object)
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)
4.
to erect too many buildings in an area.
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Origin:
1595–1605;
over-
+
build
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overbuild
(ˌəʊvəˈbɪld)
—
vb
,
-builds
,
-building
,
-built
1.
to build over or on top of
2.
to erect too many buildings in (an area)
3.
to build too large or elaborately
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