overschool

English

Etymology

over- +‎ school

Verb

overschool (third-person singular simple present overschools, present participle overschooling, simple past and past participle overschooled)

  1. To school to excess; to give too much training.
    • 1898, William Jay Youmans, Appletons' Popular Science Monthly - Volume 53, page 490:
      It is impossible to overeducate, but it is very possible to overschool.
    • 2011, Mike Major, Fran Devereux Smith, Ranch-Horse Versatility: A Winner's Guide to Successful Rides, page 117:
      Ride to keep him fit and maybe do a few downward transitions to be sure he's light in hand, but don't overschool your horse on maneuvers.
    • 2014, Lorilee Lippincott, The Homeschooling Handbook:
      We might worry that are kids are not doing enough socially or academically, but the reality is that most of us are much more likely to overschool and overschedule our kids than the opposite.
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