# overwrite

> English word · Verb · IPA /əʊ.vəˈɹaɪt/ · frequency rank #57,618

## Definitions
1. To destroy (older) data by recording new data over it.
2. To cover in writing; to write over the top of.
3. To write too much.
4. To write in an unnecessarily complicated or florid way; to produce purple prose.

## Etymology
From over- + write.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/overwrite