overstudy

overstudy
v. /oh'veuhr stud"ee/; n. /oh"veuhr stud'ee/, v., overstudied, overstudying, n.
v.t., v.i.
1. 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.
2. excessive study.
[1635-45; OVER- + STUDY]

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