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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, especially so as to defeat the original intention: That young playwright tends to overwrite her big scenes.
verb (used without object)
4.
to write too elaborately: The problem with so many young authors is that they tend to overwrite.
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Overwrite
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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.
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