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o⋅ver⋅use

  [v. oh-ver-yooz; n. oh-ver-yoos] verb, -used, -us⋅ing, noun
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–verb (used with object)
1. to use too much or too often: to overuse an expression.
–noun
2. excessive use: to strain one's voice through overuse.
Origin:
1670–80; over- + use
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o·ver·use   (ō'vər-yōōz')   
tr.v.   o·ver·used, o·ver·us·ing, o·ver·us·es
To use to excess.
n.   (ō'vər-yōōs')
Excessive use.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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