overmake

verb, noun — 4 senses

overmake

verb

Etymology From over- + make.

1

To make a greater quantity than needed; overproduce; overdo.

2

Archaic To make over or anew; recreate; remake.

  • 1921, Denton J. Snider, A Biography of Ralph Waldo Emerson In a degree he has to overmake the reading-faculty in every strong-hearted student, who gets to understand him better by repeated perusal […]

overmake

noun

Etymology From over- + make.

1

That which is overmade; make-over.

2

An oversupply; surplus.

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