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overproduce

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o⋅ver⋅pro⋅duce

  [oh-ver-pruh-doos, -dyoos]
Use overproduce in a Sentence
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -duced, -duc⋅ing.
to produce in excess of need or stipulated amount.
Origin:
1890–95; over- + produce

Related forms:
o⋅ver⋅pro⋅duc⋅er, noun
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o·ver·pro·duce   (ō'vər-prə-dōōs', -dyōōs')   
tr.v.   o·ver·pro·duced, o·ver·pro·duc·ing, o·ver·pro·duc·es
To produce in excess of need or demand.
o'ver·pro·duc'er n., o'ver·pro·duc'tion (-dŭk'shən) n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: over·pro·duce
Pronunciation: -pr&-'d(y)üs, -prO-
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -duced;-duc·ing
: to produce to excess overproduce a single antibody —Biology and the Future of Man> —over·pro·duc·tion /-'d&k-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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