overexpress

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verb

To artificially express (a gene) in increased quantity.

Opposite
underexpress
OriginEnglish express ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
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Meanings

verboverexpress (third-person singular simple present overexpresses, present participle overexpressing, simple past and past participle overexpressed)

present singular third person overexpresses · participle present overexpressing · participle past overexpressed · past overexpressed

  1. transitivebiologyTo artificially express (a gene) in increased quantity.

    Antonyms: underexpress

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo artificially express (a gene) in increased quantity.

Opposite
underexpress

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishexpress
  8. Englishoverexpress

From over- + express.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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