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overbuild

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o⋅ver⋅build

  [oh-ver-bild] verb, -built, -build⋅ing.
Use overbuild in a Sentence
–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.
Origin:
1595–1605; over- + build
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o·ver·build   (ō'vər-bĭld')   
v.   o·ver·built (-bĭlt'), o·ver·build·ing, o·ver·builds

v.   tr.

  1. To build over or on top of.

  2. To construct more buildings in (an area) than necessary.

  3. To build with excessive size or elaboration.

v.   intr.
To construct more homes, office buildings, or commercial complexes than necessary in an area.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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