overbuilding

Variant of overbuild

overbuild definition - medical

over·build (ō′vər bild′, ō′vər bild′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb overbuilt -·built′, overbuilding -·build′·ing

  1. to build over or on top of (something)
  2. to build too elaborately
  3. to erect more buildings than are needed or desirable in (an area)

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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