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over-

prefix

: too much or too great

: so as to be better or beyond

: very or extremely

Full Definition of OVER-

1
:  so as to exceed or surpass <overachieve>
2
:  excessive <overstimulation>
3
:  to an excessive degree <overthin>
  1. over·ab·stract
  2. over·abun·dance
  3. over·abun·dant
  4. over·ac·cen·tu·ate
  5. over·ad·just·ment
  6. over·ad·ver·tise
  7. over·ag·gres·sive
  8. over·alert
  9. over·am·bi·tious
  10. over·am·bi·tious·ness
  11. over·am·pli·fied
  12. over·anal·y·sis
  13. over·an·a·lyt·i·cal
  14. over·an·a·lyze
  15. over·anx·i·ety
  16. over·anx·ious
  17. over·ap·pli·ca·tion
  18. over·arous·al
  19. over·ar·range
  20. over·ar·tic·u·late
  21. over·as·sert
  22. over·as·ser·tion
  23. over·as·ser·tive
  24. over·as·sess·ment
  25. over·at·ten·tion
  26. over·bake
  27. over·beat
  28. over·be·jew·eled
  29. over·bill
  30. over·bleach
  31. over·boil
  32. over·bold
  33. over·bor·row
  34. over·breath·ing
  35. over·brief
  36. over·bright
  37. over·broad
  38. over·browse
  39. over·bru·tal
  40. over·burn
  41. over·busy
  42. over·care·ful
  43. over·cau·tion
  44. over·cau·tious
  45. over·cen·tral·i·za·tion
  46. over·cen·tral·ize
  47. over·chill
  48. over·civ·i·lized
  49. over·claim
  50. over·clas·si·fi·ca·tion
  51. over·clas·si·fy
  52. over·clean
  53. over·clear
  54. over·coach
  55. over·com·mer·cial·i·za·tion
  56. over·com·mer·cial·ize
  57. over·com·mu·ni·cate
  58. over·com·mu·ni·ca·tion
  59. over·com·plex
  60. over·com·pli·ance
  61. over·com·pli·cate
  62. over·com·pli·cat·ed
  63. over·com·press
  64. over·con·cen·tra·tion
  65. over·con·cern
  66. over·con·cerned
  67. over·con·fi·dence
  68. over·con·fi·dent
  69. over·con·fi·dent·ly
  70. over·con·sci·en·tious
  71. over·con·scious
  72. over·con·ser·va·tive
  73. over·con·struct
  74. over·con·sume
  75. over·con·sump·tion
  76. over·con·trol
  77. over·cook
  78. over·cool
  79. over·cor·rect
  80. over·count
  81. over·cred·u·lous
  82. over·crit·i·cal
  83. over·cul·ti·va·tion
  84. over·cure
  85. over·dec·o·rate
  86. over·dec·o·ra·tion
  87. over·de·mand·ing
  88. over·de·pen·dence
  89. over·de·pen·dent
  90. over·dif·fer·en·ti·a·tion
  91. over·di·rect
  92. over·dis·count
  93. over·di·ver·si·ty
  94. over·doc·u·ment
  95. over·dra·mat·ic
  96. over·dra·ma·tize
  97. over·drink
  98. over·dry
  99. over·ea·ger
  100. over·ea·ger·ness
  101. over·ear·nest
  102. over·ed·it
  103. over·ed·u·cate
  104. over·ed·u·cat·ed
  105. over·ed·u·ca·tion
  106. over·elab·o·rate
  107. over·elab·o·ra·tion
  108. over·em·bel·lish
  109. over·emote
  110. over·emo·tion·al
  111. over·em·pha·sis
  112. over·em·pha·size
  113. over·em·phat·ic
  114. over·en·am·ored
  115. over·en·cour·age
  116. over·en·er·get·ic
  117. over·en·gi·neer
  118. over·en·rolled
  119. over·en·ter·tained
  120. over·en·thu·si·asm
  121. over·en·thu·si·as·tic
  122. over·equipped
  123. over·es·ti·mate
  124. over·es·ti·ma·tion
  125. over·eval·u·a·tion
  126. over·ex·ag·ger·ate
  127. over·ex·ag·ger·a·tion
  128. over·ex·cite
  129. over·ex·cit·ed
  130. over·ex·er·cise
  131. over·ex·ert
  132. over·ex·er·tion
  133. over·ex·pand
  134. over·ex·pan·sion
  135. over·ex·pec·ta·tion
  136. over·ex·plain
  137. over·ex·plic·it
  138. over·ex·ploit
  139. over·ex·ploi·ta·tion
  140. over·ex·trac·tion
  141. over·ex·trap·o·la·tion
  142. over·ex·trav·a·gant
  143. over·ex·u·ber·ant
  144. over·fac·ile
  145. over·fa·mil·iar
  146. over·fa·mil·iar·i·ty
  147. over·fas·tid·i·ous
  148. over·fat
  149. over·fa·vor
  150. over·fer·til·i·za·tion
  151. over·fer·til·ize
  152. over·fo·cus
  153. over·fond
  154. over·ful·fill
  155. over·fund
  156. over·fussy
  157. over·gen·er·al·i·za·tion
  158. over·gen·er·al·ize
  159. over·gen·er·os·i·ty
  160. over·gen·er·ous
  161. over·gen·er·ous·ly
  162. over·glam·or·ize
  163. over·gov·ern
  164. over·han·dle
  165. over·har·vest
  166. over·hasty
  167. over·ho·mog·e·nize
  168. over·hunt
  169. over·hunt·ing
  170. over·hype
  171. over·ide·al·ize
  172. over·iden·ti·fi·ca·tion
  173. over·iden·ti·fy
  174. over·imag·i·na·tive
  175. over·im·press
  176. over·in·debt·ed·ness
  177. over·in·dulge
  178. over·in·dul·gence
  179. over·in·dul·gent
  180. over·in·dus·tri·al·ize
  181. over·in·flate
  182. over·in·flat·ed
  183. over·in·fla·tion
  184. over·in·form
  185. over·in·formed
  186. over·in·ge·nious
  187. over·in·ge·nu·ity
  188. over·in·sis·tent
  189. over·in·tel·lec·tu·al·i·za·tion
  190. over·in·tel·lec·tu·al·ize
  191. over·in·tense
  192. over·in·ten·si·ty
  193. over·in·ter·pre·ta·tion
  194. over·in·vest·ment
  195. over·la·bor
  196. over·la·bored
  197. over·lad·en
  198. over·large
  199. over·lav·ish
  200. over·lend
  201. over·length
  202. over·length·en
  203. over·light
  204. over·lit·er·al
  205. over·lit·er·ary
  206. over·load
  207. over·long
  208. over·loud
  209. over·lush
  210. over·man·age
  211. over·man·nered
  212. over·ma·ture
  213. over·ma·tu·ri·ty
  214. over·med·i·cate
  215. over·med·i·ca·tion
  216. over·mighty
  217. over·milk
  218. over·mine
  219. over·mix
  220. over·mod·est
  221. over·mod·est·ly
  222. over·mus·cled
  223. over·nice
  224. over·nour·ish
  225. over·nu·tri·tion
  226. over·ob·vi·ous
  227. over·op·er·ate
  228. over·opin·ion·at·ed
  229. over·op·ti·mism
  230. over·op·ti·mist
  231. over·op·ti·mis·tic
  232. over·op·ti·mis·ti·cal·ly
  233. over·or·ches·trate
  234. over·or·ga·nize
  235. over·or·ga·nized
  236. over·or·na·ment
  237. over·pack·age
  238. over·par·tic·u·lar
  239. over·pay
  240. over·pay·ment
  241. over·ped·al
  242. over·peo·ple
  243. over·plan
  244. over·plant
  245. over·plot
  246. over·po·tent
  247. over·praise
  248. over·pre·cise
  249. over·pre·scribe
  250. over·pre·scrip·tion
  251. over·priv·i·leged
  252. over·prize
  253. over·pro·cess
  254. over·pro·duce
  255. over·pro·duc·tion
  256. over·pro·gram
  257. over·prom·ise
  258. over·pro·mote
  259. over·pro·tect
  260. over·pro·tec·tion
  261. over·pro·tec·tive
  262. over·pro·tec·tive·ness
  263. over·pump
  264. over·re·act
  265. over·re·ac·tion
  266. over·re·fined
  267. over·re·fine·ment
  268. over·reg·u·late
  269. over·reg·u·la·tion
  270. over·re·li·ance
  271. over·re·port
  272. over·re·spond
  273. over·rich
  274. over·rig·id
  275. over·salt
  276. over·san·guine
  277. over·sat·u·rate
  278. over·sat·u·ra·tion
  279. over·sauce
  280. over·scru·pu·lous
  281. over·se·cre·tion
  282. over·sen·si·tive
  283. over·sen·si·tive·ness
  284. over·sen·si·tiv·i·ty
  285. over·se·ri·ous
  286. over·se·ri·ous·ly
  287. over·ser·vice
  288. over·sim·plis·tic
  289. over·smoke
  290. over·so·lic·i·tous
  291. over·so·phis·ti·cat·ed
  292. over·spe·cial·i·za·tion
  293. over·spe·cial·ize
  294. over·spec·u·late
  295. over·spec·u·la·tion
  296. over·sta·bil·i·ty
  297. over·staff
  298. over·stim·u·late
  299. over·stim·u·la·tion
  300. over·stock
  301. over·strain
  302. over·stress
  303. over·stretch
  304. over·struc·tured
  305. over·sub·tle
  306. over·suds
  307. over·sup·ply
  308. over·sus·pi·cious
  309. over·sweet
  310. over·sweet·en
  311. over·sweet·ness
  312. over·swing
  313. over·talk
  314. over·talk·a·tive
  315. over·tax
  316. over·tax·a·tion
  317. over·thin
  318. over·think
  319. over·tight·en
  320. over·tip
  321. over·tired
  322. over·train
  323. over·treat
  324. over·treat·ment
  325. over·use
  326. over·uti·li·za·tion
  327. over·uti·lize
  328. over·vi·o·lent
  329. over·viv·id
  330. over·wa·ter
  331. over·wea·ry
  332. over·wind
  333. over·with·hold
  334. over·zeal·ous
  335. over·zeal·ous·ness
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OVERHASTY Defined for Kids

over-

prefix \ˈō-vər, ˌō-vər\

Definition of OVER- for Kids

:  more than usual, normal, or proper <overload> <oversize>

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