Oversearch

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To search all over. archaic, transitive

    "To oversearch the fearful ocean"

  2. 2
    To search excessively.

    "But people undersearch far more than they oversearch: We tend to explore situations less thoroughly than our own goals recommend!"

Example

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"To oversearch the fearful ocean"

Etymology

From over- + search.

Related phrases

all over

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