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Verb: overdress  ,ow-vu(r)'dres
  1. Dress too warmly
    "You should not overdress the child—she will be too hot";
    - overclothe
     
  2. Dress too elaborately or formally for an occasion
    "She overdressed for the casual barbecue in a cocktail gown"

Derived forms: overdressing, overdresses, overdressed

Type of: apparel [archaic], clothe, dress, enclothe [rare], fit out, garb, garment, habilitate [archaic], raiment [archaic], tog [informal]