Word: overengineer
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: o
ver
en
gi
neer
Definition: To make something more complicated than necessary; often implies that the complexity was added intentionally.
Morphemes:
Affix: over-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: excessively
Affix: engine
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To contrive; to put into action.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in-
Language: la
Decoded: in-
Meaning: in
Affix: gignō
Language: la
Decoded: gigno
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I bring forth as a fruit of myself: I bear, I beget, I engender, I give birth to
Affix: -ium
Language: la
Decoded: -ium
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forming adjectives from nouns
Affix: -eer
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to create an agent noun denoting someone associated with, concerned with, or engaged in a specified activity.