Definition of Overclassify

1. [v -FIED, -FYING, -FIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Overclassify

overchoreograph
overchoreographed
overchoreographing
overcivil
overcivilized
overclad
overclaim
overclaimed
overclaiming
overclaims
overclean
overcleaned
overcleaning
overcleans
overclear
overcleared
overclearing
overclears
overclimb
overclimbed
overclimbing
overclimbs
overclock

Literary usage of Overclassify

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. How France Built Her Cathedrals: A Study in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries by Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly (1921)
"To overclassify was a characteristic of the times which even the great Aquinas could not escape. They say that over five hundred monks, under the guidance ..."

2. Silk Essays: Consisting of Several Essays and Abstracts Submitted in the by Silk Association of America (1915)
"When silk is scarce, or when prices are rising fast, there is a great temptation to reelers, and to dealers, to overclassify their silk, and this temptation ..."

3. Humanitarian Intervention: Effectiveness of U. N. Operations in Bosnia by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"State officials said they were not aware of any efforts to overclassify documents, and a Diplomatic Security official said that any overclassification could ..."

4. Secrecy: Report of the Commission on Protecting & Reducing Government Secrecyby Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Larry Combest by Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Larry Combest (1997)
"... declassify classified material accumulating in agency files, with a "minimum of exceptions;" and disciplinary action against those who overclassify. ..."

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