Definitions for overwrite
overwrite
o·ver·write
Spelling: [oh-ver-rahyt]
IPA: /ˌoʊ vərˈraɪt/
Overwrite is a 9 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.
You can make 196 anagrams from letters in overwrite (eeiorrtvw).
Definitions for overwrite
verb (used with object)
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to write in too elaborate, burdensome, diffuse, or prolix a style:
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to write in excess of the requirements, especially so as to defeat the original intention:
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to write on or over; cover with writing:
verb (used without object)
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to write too elaborately:
Origin of overwrite
First recorded in 1690-1700; over- + write
Examples for overwrite
Aymer had sought rather to overwrite the rude scrawl of Marley Sartin than to erase it.
They can overwrite headlines and rewrite articles on news sites such as this one.