o•ver•stud•y
Pronunciation: (v.ō"vur-stud'ēn.ō'vur-stud"ē), [key]
— v., n. -stud•ied, -stud•y•ing,
—v.t., v.i.
- to study too much or too hard (sometimes used reflexively): to overstudy a letter for hidden meanings; to overstudy to the point of exhaustion; to overstudy oneself and forget half of what has been read.
—n.
- excessive study.
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