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overproduce

/ˈoʊvɚpɹədˈus/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
over-pro-duce
IPA
/ˈoʊvɚpɹədˈus/
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To produce more of something than one can use or sell.

verb

To apply excess modifications to musical recordings, such as adding effects.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin prōdūcōder. Middle English produce English produce English overproduce From over- + produce.

Usage

Inflected Forms

overproduces (present, singular) overproducing (participle, present) overproduced (participle, past) overproduced (past)

Derived Forms

overproducer

Frequently Paired Words

overproduction spoofulate

Synonyms

overarrange

Rhymes With

use produce reduce abuse excuse loose introduce juice bruce goose reproduce moose

Questions

How do you pronounce overproduce?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊvɚpɹədˈus/.
What does overproduce mean?
To produce more of something than one can use or sell.
Where does overproduce come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin prōdūcōder. Middle English produce English produce English overproduce From over- + produce.

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