Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overschool

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-school
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To school to excess; to give too much training.

Example Sentences

"It is impossible to overeducate, but it is very possible to overschool."
"Ride to keep him fit and maybe do a few downward transitions to be sure he's light in hand, but don't overschool your horse on maneuvers."
"We might worry that are kids are not doing enough socially or academically, but the reality is that most of us are much more likely to overschool and overschedule our kids than the opposite."

Etymology

From over- + school.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Inflected Forms

overschools (present, singular) overschooling (participle, present) overschooled (participle, past) overschooled (past)

Questions

What does overschool mean?: To school to excess; to give too much training.
Where does overschool come from?: From over- + school.

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