noun
Meaning 1
That which is overmade; make-over.
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noun
Meaning 2
An oversupply; surplus.
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verb
Meaning 3
To make a greater quantity than needed; overproduce; overdo.
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Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 4
To make over or anew; recreate; remake.
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Usage: archaic, transitive
Examples
- 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 [...]
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History
Etymology
From over- + make.