o·ver·sub·scribe [ vər səb skrb ](past and past participleo·ver·sub·scribed, present participleo·ver·sub·scrib·ing, 3rd person present singularo·ver·sub·scribes)
transitive verb
Definition:
apply for something in excessive numbers: to apply to participate in something in numbers in excess of the available number of places
(
usually passive
)
The course on modern poetry was heavily oversubscribed.
