overeducate

verb

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over·ed·u·cate | \ ˌō-vər-ˈe-jə-ˌkāt

overeducated; overeducating

Definition of overeducate

transitive verb

: to provide with more education or information than is practical or useful overeducating clients … it is very rational for people to stay on in education because even if you are overeducating yourself you are improving your prospects of finding work.— Joe Humphreys

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overeducation \ ˌō-vər-ˌe-jə-ˈkā-shən

\ noun

To be fair, Levison is often a lousy hire. His overeducation makes him impatient lugging other people's stuff around, even though it qualifies him for little else. — Jonathan Miles

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