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To perform excessive construction on a building or in an area.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
Examples
- c. 1962, Philip Larkin on John Betjeman How much more interesting & worth writing about Betjeman's subjects are than most other modern poets, I mean, whether so-and-so achieves some metaphysical inner unity is not really so interesting to us as the overbuilding' of rural Middlesex.
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To build over or on top of another structure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- The architect wanted to overbuild the restaurant on top of an office.
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To build with excessive size or elaboration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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To construct more buildings than necessary in an area.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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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-West Germanic *buþlijan Old English bytlan Middle English bylden English build English overbuild From over- + build.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
презастроявам
(prezastrojavam)
— to perform excessive construction
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Finnish:
liikarakentaa
— to perform excessive construction
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Bulgarian:
надстроявам
(nadstrojavam)
— To build on top of another structure.
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Finnish:
rakentaa päälle
— To build on top of another structure.
