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overwrite

o·ver·write [ vər rt ] (past o·ver·wrote [ vər rṓt ], past participle o·ver·writ·ten [ vər rítt'n ], present participle o·ver·writ·ing, 3rd person present singular o·ver·writes)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb replace computer file: to replace an electronic file containing data or a computer program in memory or on a disk with a new file of the same name

2. transitive and intransitive verb write too elaborately: to make a piece of writing too elaborate, polished, or decorative

3. transitive verb cover writing with more writing: to cover a piece of writing by writing on top of it

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