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OVERPRODUCE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Produce in excess

Example:

The country overproduces cars

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "overproduce" is one way to...):

create; make; produce (create or manufacture a man-made product)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

overproduction (too much production or more than expected)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Produce in excess; produce more than needed or wanted

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "overproduce" is one way to...):

farm; grow; produce; raise (cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

overproduction (too much production or more than expected)

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