overeducate

verb

over·​ed·​u·​cate ˌō-vər-ˈe-jə-ˌkāt 

overeducated; overeducating

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

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

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for overeducate

• borosilicate
• decontaminate
• deoxycholate
• deteriorate
• differentiate
• diisocyanate
• dinoflagellate
• excommunicate
• incapacitate
• insubordinate
• intercorporate
• interpenetrate