OVERWRITE


Meaning of OVERWRITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌō-və(r)-ˈrīt ]

verb

( over·wrote -ˈrōt ; over·writ·ten -ˈri-t ə n ; over·writ·ing -ˈrī-tiŋ)

Date: 1658

transitive verb

1. : to write over the surface of

2. : to write in inflated or overly elaborate style

intransitive verb

: to write too much or in an overly elaborate style

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