verb
Meaning 1
To produce more of something than one can use or sell.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
overproduce
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
-
rhymes with -uːs
-
CMU ARPABET: OW1 V ER0 P R AH0 D UW1 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
To apply excess modifications to musical recordings, such as adding effects.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: overarrange
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
produce in excess
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The country overproduces cars
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: produce, make, create
verb
Meaning 4
produce in excess; produce more than needed or wanted
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: grow, raise, farm, produce
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 過度地生產 /过度地生产 (guòdù de shēngchǎn) — to produce an excess of
- Spanish: sobreproducir — to produce an excess of