to burden oppressively; weigh down
- something that overburdens
- Geol. soil, rock, etc. that is covering or overlying a useful deposit, as of ore
overburden
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overburden
transitive verb
o·ver·bur·dened, o·ver·bur·den·ing, o·ver·bur·dens- To burden with too much weight; overload.
- To subject to an excessive burden or strain; overtax.
noun
- An excessive burden; an overload.
- Geology a. Material overlying a useful mineral deposit.b. Sedimentary rock covering older crystalline layers.
- Archaeology A sterile stratum overlying a stratum bearing traces of the culture being studied.
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present overburdens, present participle overburdening, simple past and past participle overburdened)
Noun
(plural overburdens)
Origin
From over- +"Ž burden.
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