overclassify

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verb

To classify excessively

Opposite
underclassify
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Meanings

verboverclassify (third-person singular simple present overclassifies, present participle overclassifying, simple past and past participle overclassified)

present singular third person overclassifies · participle present overclassifying · participle past overclassified · past overclassified

  1. transitiveTo classify excessively

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
underclassify
Also see
classifyovercompartmentalize

Origin

From over- + classify.

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Cite this entry
APA

overclassify. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overclassify

MLA

“overclassify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overclassify. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overclassify,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overclassify.

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