overwrite I. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\transitive verb 1.: to write over the surface of 2.: to write in too literary, diffuse, or labored style < often overwrites his speeches — Jack Gould > intransitive verb : to write too much II. transitive verb : to destroy (a computer program or data) by storing other data in the same storage locations