Main Entry: over·write

Pronunciation: \ˌō-və(r)-ˈrīt\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): over·wrote \-ˈrōt\; over·writ·ten \-ˈri-t^ən\; over·writ·ing \-ˈrī-tiŋ\

Date: 1658

transitive verb 1 : to write over the surface of
2 : to write in inflated or overly elaborate styleintransitive verb : to write too much or in an overly elaborate style