Overinstruct

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To instruct excessively.

    "It is a common fault to overinstruct the composing room—to tell them the size of type to use in every line and in every corner."

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"It is a common fault to overinstruct the composing room—to tell them the size of type to use in every line and in every corner."

Etymology

From over- + instruct.

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