overmanned

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌəʊvərˈmænd/

From the verb overman: (⇒ conjugate)
overmanned is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
o•ver•man  (n. ō′vər mən for 1, ō′vər man′ for 2; v. ō′vər man′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -men (-mən for 1; -men′ for 2),USA pronunciation v., -manned, -man•ning. 
n. 
  1. a foreman, supervisor, or overseer.
  2. a superman.

v.t. 
  1. to oversupply with men, esp. for service:Indiscriminate hiring had overmanned the factory.
  • 1200–1250; Middle English (noun, nominal); see over-, man1

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
overman / ˌəʊvəˈmæn/ ( -mans, -manning, -manned)
  1. (transitive) to supply with an excessive number of workers
 / ˈəʊvəˌmæn/ ( -men)
  1. a man who oversees others
  2. the Nietzschean superman
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