overbrew

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verb

To brew for too long.

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Meanings

verboverbrew (third-person singular simple present overbrews, present participle overbrewing, simple past and past participle overbrewed)

present singular third person overbrews · participle present overbrewing · participle past overbrewed · past overbrewed

  1. To brew for too long.

    Thrale was a prosperous brewer, but was beset by a tendency to "overbrew," which nearly ruined him.

    2010, Emily James Putnam, The Lady: Studies of Certain Significant Phases of Her History
    1 more example

    It was so common for brewers simply to overbrew that the town government in 1501 appointed seven beer tasters.

    2011, Johan F.M. Swinnen, The Economics of Beer

Origin

From over- + brew.

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APA

overbrew. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overbrew

MLA

“overbrew.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overbrew. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overbrew,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overbrew.

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