overlegislate

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verb

To create more rules than is necessary or sensible.

OriginEnglish legislate ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
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Meanings

verboverlegislate (third-person singular simple present overlegislates, present participle overlegislating, simple past and past participle overlegislated)

present singular third person overlegislates · participle present overlegislating · participle past overlegislated · past overlegislated

  1. To create more rules than is necessary or sensible.

Origin

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

From over- + legislate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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