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over·use (ō′vər yo̵̅o̅s′, ō′vər yo̵̅o̅s′; for v. ō′vər yo̵̅o̅z′)

noun

too much use

transitive verb overused -·used′, overusing -·us′·ing

to use too much or too often

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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