overproducev.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəprəˈdjuːs/,

/ˌəʊvəprəˈdʒuːs/, U.S.

/ˈˌoʊvərprəˈd(j)us/

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

Etymology: < over- prefix + produce v. Compare earlier overproduction n.

1. transitive. To produce more of (a commodity, product, etc.) than is required or wanted. Also intransitive: to produce too much.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > manufacture or production > manufacture or produce [verb (transitive)] > over-produce

overproduce1849

1849 Debow's Rev. July 50 Circumstances have changed; we do now over produce [cotton].

1894 H. D. Lloyd Wealth against Commonw. 155 If the owner of a well over-produced only the one-hundredth of a barrel, he got a notice to go slower.

1899 Daily News 24 Apr. 3/4 Pig iron has been over-produced..in recent years.

1916 M. Parmelee Poverty & Social Progress xxvii. 410 It is probable that the movement towards concentration and combination will check somewhat the tendency to overproduce during periods of prosperity.

1947 Amer. Econ. Rev. 37 616 The tendency of Soviet industry to overproduce certain items whose output is relatively simple and to neglect other vital items which are more difficult or less profitable to produce.

2002 Akron Beacon Jrnl. (Ohio) (Nexis) 14 Sept. That disease..surfaces when the body overproduces collagen, which builds up around cells of the skin and internal organs, turning them thick and hard.

2. transitive. To produce (a play, film, song, etc.) in an excessively elaborate way. Also intransitive.

ΚΠ

1952 T. Williams Let. 29 Mar. in Five O'Clock Angel (1991) 54 It was a good play, but it was over-produced.

1966 N.Y. Times 17 Sept. 17/3 It is now possible, as has been demonstrated in the opening opera, to overproduce, overmechanize and overdesign.

1988 Washington Post 4 Sept. g3/4 Burnett has shown a disturbing tendency to overproduce songs, to burden them with sluggish and often pretentious arrangements.

2002 A. Park To know you More xiii. 198 It's easy to overproduce a worship set. Too many elaborate introductions and interludes can make a set feel contrived.

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

单词	overproduce
释义	overproducev. Brit. /ˌəʊvəprəˈdjuːs/, /ˌəʊvəprəˈdʒuːs/, U.S. /ˈˌoʊvərprəˈd(j)us/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, produce v. Etymology: < over- prefix + produce v. Compare earlier overproduction n. 1. transitive. To produce more of (a commodity, product, etc.) than is required or wanted. Also intransitive: to produce too much. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > manufacture or production > manufacture or produce [verb (transitive)] > over-produce overproduce1849 1849 Debow's Rev. July 50 Circumstances have changed; we do now over produce [cotton]. 1894 H. D. Lloyd Wealth against Commonw. 155 If the owner of a well over-produced only the one-hundredth of a barrel, he got a notice to go slower. 1899 Daily News 24 Apr. 3/4 Pig iron has been over-produced..in recent years. 1916 M. Parmelee Poverty & Social Progress xxvii. 410 It is probable that the movement towards concentration and combination will check somewhat the tendency to overproduce during periods of prosperity. 1947 Amer. Econ. Rev. 37 616 The tendency of Soviet industry to overproduce certain items whose output is relatively simple and to neglect other vital items which are more difficult or less profitable to produce. 2002 Akron Beacon Jrnl. (Ohio) (Nexis) 14 Sept. That disease..surfaces when the body overproduces collagen, which builds up around cells of the skin and internal organs, turning them thick and hard. 2. transitive. To produce (a play, film, song, etc.) in an excessively elaborate way. Also intransitive. ΚΠ 1952 T. Williams Let. 29 Mar. in Five O'Clock Angel (1991) 54 It was a good play, but it was over-produced. 1966 N.Y. Times 17 Sept. 17/3 It is now possible, as has been demonstrated in the opening opera, to overproduce, overmechanize and overdesign. 1988 Washington Post 4 Sept. g3/4 Burnett has shown a disturbing tendency to overproduce songs, to burden them with sluggish and often pretentious arrangements. 2002 A. Park To know you More xiii. 198 It's easy to overproduce a worship set. Too many elaborate introductions and interludes can make a set feel contrived. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1849
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