单词 | overorganize |
释义 | overorganize in British English or overorganise (ˌəʊvərˈɔːɡəˌnaɪz) verb (transitive) to organize excessively overorganize in American English (ˌouvərˈɔrɡəˌnaiz) (verb -ized, -izing) transitive verb 1. to stress formal structure, status, rules, and details excessively intransitive verb Also esp Brit overorganise2. to become overorganized Derived forms overorganization noun overorganizer noun Word origin [1895–1900; over- + organize]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: apothecaries' measure, calling card, flamenco, frame of reference, neonover- is a prefixal use of over, occurring in various senses in compounds (overboard; overcoat; overhang; overlap; overlord; overrun; overthrow), and especially employed, with the sense of “over the limit,” “to excess,” “toomuch,” “too,” to form verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and nouns (overact; overcapitalize; overcrowd; overfull; overmuch; oversupply; overweight), and many others, mostly self-explanatory: a hyphen, which is commonly absent fromold or well-established formations, is sometimes used in new coinages or in any wordswhose component parts it may be desirable to set off distinctly |
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