OVERBUILD

Etymology

Verb

overbuild (third-person singular simple present overbuilds, present participle overbuilding, simple past and past participle overbuilt)

(ambitransitive) To perform excessive construction on a building or in an area.

(transitive) To build over or on top of another structure.

(transitive) To build with excessive size or elaboration.

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

Antonyms

• underbuild

Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*build", v. t.

1. To build over. Milton.

2. To build too much; to build beyond the demand.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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