noun
Meaning 1
Excessive labour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Standard Lemma guide
overlabour
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/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈleɪbə(ɹ)/
verb
Meaning 2
To cause to labour excessively; to overwork.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- overlabor the employees
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verb
Meaning 3
To labour upon excessively; to refine unduly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- overlabor ornaments
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verb
Meaning 4
To belabour or emphasise excessively.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- overlabor the point
- I don't want to overlabour what is obvious here.
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History
Etymology
From over- + labour (noun).
From Middle English over-labouren, equivalent to over- + labour (verb).