overbuild

UK: /ˌəʊvəˈbɪld/ US: (ō′vər bild′)

Inflections of 'overbuild' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

overbuilds

v 3rd person singular

overbuilding

v pres p

overbuilt

v past

overbuilt

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

o•ver•build  (ō′vər bild′), v., -built, -build•ing. 
v.t. 

1. Building to erect too many buildings in (an area).
2. Building to cover or surmount with a building or structure.
3. Building to build (a structure) on too great or elaborate a scale.

v.i. 

4. Building to erect too many buildings in an area.

• over- + build 1595–1605

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

overbuild / ˌəʊvəˈbɪld/ verb ( -builds, -building, -built)(transitive)

1. to build over or on top of
2. to erect too many buildings in (an area)
3. to build too large or elaborately