overpublish

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verb

To publish excessively.

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Meanings

verboverpublish (third-person singular simple present overpublishes, present participle overpublishing, simple past and past participle overpublished)

present singular third person overpublishes · participle present overpublishing · participle past overpublished · past overpublished

  1. transitiveTo publish excessively.

    In my humble opinion, the publishing business continues to overpublish. Too many books are published.

    2014, Jeff Herman, Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Publishers, Editors & Literary Agents - Page 250
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    We don't overpublish them, we don't oversell them, we do all the things that take a person from here and move them there after five to seven years, as opposed to being here and having no place to go.

    1997, Kenneth A. Marantz, Sylvia S. Marantz, Creating Picturebooks

Origin

From over- + publish.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Chicago

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