overwrite B2 Topic:Actions & Processes US /oʊ.vɚˈɹaɪt/ UK /əʊ.vəˈɹaɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #85813 Meanings 1 verb to replace existing data by writing new data over it Be careful not to overwrite the backup file. 2 verb to write in an unnecessarily long, ornate, or complicated way The novelist tended to overwrite emotional scenes. 3 noun an operation that writes new data over old data The secure erase tool performs several overwrites. Verb forms Verb forms are not available for this word yet. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to replace existing data by... replacewrite over 2 verb · to write in an... overdo 3 noun · an operation that writes... write-over ↔ Opposites preserveappendunderwrite Word family Forms overwriting Derived forms overwritingoverwritableoverwriter Related forms writeoverride Etymology From over- + write. In computing, the spatial image is direct: new data is written over old data. Topics Actions & Processes External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # overwrite **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb, noun **IPA (US):** /oʊ.vɚˈɹaɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /əʊ.vəˈɹaɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 85813 ## Meanings 1. to replace existing data by writing new data over it 2. to write in an unnecessarily long, ornate, or complicated way 3. an operation that writes new data over old data ## Examples - Be careful not to overwrite the backup file. - The novelist tended to overwrite emotional scenes. - The secure erase tool performs several overwrites. ## Synonyms - replace - write over - overdo ## Antonyms - preserve - append - underwrite ## Derived Forms - overwriting - overwritable - overwriter ## Related Forms - write - override ## Etymology From over- + write. In computing, the spatial image is direct: new data is written over old data. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown