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ˌover-engiˈneer, v.
[over- 26, 27.]
trans. To engineer to a standard higher than is technically necessary, or to an extent greater than is technically desirable. Hence over-engiˈneering vbl. n.
1964M. Gowing Britain & Atomic Energy 1939–1945 ix. 259 Certain units were very much ‘over-engineered’ which in itself led to complications. 1967Gramophone Dec. 317/1 Walter gives the warmest reading, though..the recording is certainly over-engineered. 1971Flying Apr. 89/2 (Advt.), The brakes have been purposely over-engineered by twenty percent. 1977Gramophone June 113/2 Some over-engineering seemed to have taken place, however, at the expense of complete fidelity. |