overbuildv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈbɪld/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈbɪld/

Inflections: Past tense and past participle overbuilt;

Forms: see over- prefix and build v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, build v.

Etymology: < over- prefix + build v. Compare overbuilt adj.

a. transitive. To build (a house, etc.) too large or too elaborately for one's needs or resources; to build (something) to a higher specification than necessary. Formerly also reflexive: to build beyond one's means. Occasionally figurative.

ΚΠ

1480 W. Harleston Let. 16 Jan. in C. L. Kingsford Stonor Lett. & Papers (1919) II. 98 And of certen thynges I wold desire you and pray you in the name of God, that ye wolle not over wissh yow, ner owyr purches yow, ner owyr bild you.

1642 T. Fuller Holy State iii. vii. 168 Who by overbuilding their houses have dilapidated their lands.

1789 J. Byng Diary 11 June in C. B. Andrews Torrington Diaries (1935) II. 20 What a folly it is for people to over-build themselves; knowing..that the mortage so incurr'd must prevent their heirs, inhabiting their grand buildings.

1862 W. M. Thackeray Adventures of Philip I. xii. 227 [He]..was acquainted with a thousand queer things..whose estates were over-mortgaged; who was over-building himself, [etc.].

1891 J. F. Harris Codex Bezae Pref. p. vii The textual critics of modern times have in certain directions overbuilt their foundations.

1946 Sun (Baltimore) 4 June 11/7 France also has some merit in his charge of ‘overbuilding’ players.

1988 Times of India 23 Feb. i. 8/2 A Khaitan Exhaust Fan performs smoothly even at a prevailing temperature of 120° celsius. The reason for this is simple. At Khaitan we believe in overbuilding our exhaust fan.

b. intransitive. To erect too many buildings for one's needs or resources. Also occasionally transitive: to build too many of (a type of building).

ΚΠ

1945 Canad. Jrnl. Econ. & Polit. Sci. 11 595 This same tendency to overbuild at the outset and write off losses applies to the community buildings at Palmer.

1946 ‘R. West’ Train of Powder (1955) 9 The German tendency to overbuild which has done much to get them into..recurring financial troubles.

1990 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 27 May 1 e Rather than overbuild hotels and be stuck with empty rooms for decades to come, Barcelona is basing cruise ships in the large harbor.

1993 ATA Mag.: Alberta Teachers' Assoc. Nov.–Dec. 14/1 Current estimates indicate school boards have overbuilt by 50 percent.

2. transitive. To build over or on top of; to cover or surmount with a building or structure. Chiefly figurative. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > [verb (transitive)] > construct > build too much

overbuilda1657

society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > build or construct [verb (transitive)] > on or upon

overbuilda1657

the world > existence and causation > creation > [verb (transitive)] > construct > build too much > upon

overbuilda1657

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > [verb (transitive)] > plan or develop > excessively

overbuilda1657

a1657 G. Daniel Trinarchodia: Henry IV ccxci, in Poems (1878) 73 When Iustice, by Ambition over-built, Is fronted with new Turretts.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost x. 416 Th' other way Satan went down the Causey to Hell Gate; on either side Disparted Chaos over built exclaimd, And with rebounding surge the barrs assaild.

1785 W. Cowper Task iii. 193 Sage, erudite, profound, Terribly arch'd, and aquiline his nose, And overbuilt with most impending brows.

1857 R. A. Willmott Pleasures of Lit. xi. 47 Some men overbuild their nature with books.

1870 A. T. de Vere May Carols (ed. 2) 12 That, wholly over-built by grace, Nature might vanish, like some isle In great towers lost.

1902 H. Belloc Path to Rome 79 The head waters of rivers (however canalised or even overbuilt they are).

3. transitive. To erect too many buildings for the capacity of (a piece of land, etc.), or more buildings than are required in (an area, etc.). Also reflexive.

ΚΠ

1893 A. Jessopp Stud. Recluse (ed. 2) iii. 97 It was one of the many religious houses that started in a very ambitious way, and early overbuilt themselves.

1895 Chicago Advance 21 Nov. 737/1 A city which has been over-built, which has ‘superfluous’ houses and flats by the block and mile.

1904 W. D. Howells Let. 1 May in Sel. Lett. (1983) V. 99 Cheriton had overbuilt itself, and its empty shops lookt boom-struck.

2002 Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) (Nexis) 28 June 1 b More scrutiny may be needed to ensure the new projects..will be safe for pedestrians, and won't overbuild the downtown.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overbuild
释义	overbuildv. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈbɪld/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈbɪld/ Inflections: Past tense and past participle overbuilt; Forms: see over- prefix and build v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, build v. Etymology: < over- prefix + build v. Compare overbuilt adj. 1. a. transitive. To build (a house, etc.) too large or too elaborately for one's needs or resources; to build (something) to a higher specification than necessary. Formerly also reflexive: to build beyond one's means. Occasionally figurative. ΚΠ 1480 W. Harleston Let. 16 Jan. in C. L. Kingsford Stonor Lett. & Papers (1919) II. 98 And of certen thynges I wold desire you and pray you in the name of God, that ye wolle not over wissh yow, ner owyr purches yow, ner owyr bild you. 1642 T. Fuller Holy State iii. vii. 168 Who by overbuilding their houses have dilapidated their lands. 1789 J. Byng Diary 11 June in C. B. Andrews Torrington Diaries (1935) II. 20 What a folly it is for people to over-build themselves; knowing..that the mortage so incurr'd must prevent their heirs, inhabiting their grand buildings. 1862 W. M. Thackeray Adventures of Philip I. xii. 227 [He]..was acquainted with a thousand queer things..whose estates were over-mortgaged; who was over-building himself, [etc.]. 1891 J. F. Harris Codex Bezae Pref. p. vii The textual critics of modern times have in certain directions overbuilt their foundations. 1946 Sun (Baltimore) 4 June 11/7 France also has some merit in his charge of ‘overbuilding’ players. 1988 Times of India 23 Feb. i. 8/2 A Khaitan Exhaust Fan performs smoothly even at a prevailing temperature of 120° celsius. The reason for this is simple. At Khaitan we believe in overbuilding our exhaust fan. b. intransitive. To erect too many buildings for one's needs or resources. Also occasionally transitive: to build too many of (a type of building). ΚΠ 1945 Canad. Jrnl. Econ. & Polit. Sci. 11 595 This same tendency to overbuild at the outset and write off losses applies to the community buildings at Palmer. 1946 ‘R. West’ Train of Powder (1955) 9 The German tendency to overbuild which has done much to get them into..recurring financial troubles. 1990 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 27 May 1 e Rather than overbuild hotels and be stuck with empty rooms for decades to come, Barcelona is basing cruise ships in the large harbor. 1993 ATA Mag.: Alberta Teachers' Assoc. Nov.–Dec. 14/1 Current estimates indicate school boards have overbuilt by 50 percent. 2. transitive. To build over or on top of; to cover or surmount with a building or structure. Chiefly figurative. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > [verb (transitive)] > construct > build too much overbuilda1657 society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > build or construct [verb (transitive)] > on or upon overbuilda1657 the world > existence and causation > creation > [verb (transitive)] > construct > build too much > upon overbuilda1657 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > [verb (transitive)] > plan or develop > excessively overbuilda1657 a1657 G. Daniel Trinarchodia: Henry IV ccxci, in Poems (1878) 73 When Iustice, by Ambition over-built, Is fronted with new Turretts. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost x. 416 Th' other way Satan went down the Causey to Hell Gate; on either side Disparted Chaos over built exclaimd, And with rebounding surge the barrs assaild. View more context for this quotation 1785 W. Cowper Task iii. 193 Sage, erudite, profound, Terribly arch'd, and aquiline his nose, And overbuilt with most impending brows. 1857 R. A. Willmott Pleasures of Lit. xi. 47 Some men overbuild their nature with books. 1870 A. T. de Vere May Carols (ed. 2) 12 That, wholly over-built by grace, Nature might vanish, like some isle In great towers lost. 1902 H. Belloc Path to Rome 79 The head waters of rivers (however canalised or even overbuilt they are). 3. transitive. To erect too many buildings for the capacity of (a piece of land, etc.), or more buildings than are required in (an area, etc.). Also reflexive. ΚΠ 1893 A. Jessopp Stud. Recluse (ed. 2) iii. 97 It was one of the many religious houses that started in a very ambitious way, and early overbuilt themselves. 1895 Chicago Advance 21 Nov. 737/1 A city which has been over-built, which has ‘superfluous’ houses and flats by the block and mile. 1904 W. D. Howells Let. 1 May in Sel. Lett. (1983) V. 99 Cheriton had overbuilt itself, and its empty shops lookt boom-struck. 2002 Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) (Nexis) 28 June 1 b More scrutiny may be needed to ensure the new projects..will be safe for pedestrians, and won't overbuild the downtown. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1480
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