Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Learned by repetitive practice or memorization, beyond the point where it can be immediately recalled.
- adjective Too learned.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
overlearn .
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Examples
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He thinks some people, especially younger investors, have "overlearned" the lesson of 2008 and therefore are shying away from the stock market too much.
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A look back suggests the president and his allies may have "overlearned" the lessons of President Bill Clinton's 1993-1994 health-care defeat.
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For a while, the line here was that the Obama administration had "overlearned" the lessons of the failed Clinton strategy from that last, ambitious reform effort.
Edmonton Sun 2009
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Engineers have determined that for most people, driving is an "overlearned" activity that can be done without conscious thought or effort.
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One reason the Israelis had gotten into so much trouble during the early days of the war was that they "overlearned" the lessons of the 1967 Six Day War.
The Redhunter 2009
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If the Times's new paywall is too easily breached, perhaps that is because the paper's executives overlearned the lesson of their last attempt at charging for online access.
Online Journalism's Golden Age James Taranto 2011
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If the Times's new paywall is too easily breached, perhaps that is because the paper's executives overlearned the lesson of their last attempt at charging for online access.
Online Journalism's Golden Age James Taranto 2011
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We've overlearned the High Noon scenario of good guys versus bad guys.
Carla Seaquist: Self-Criticism: A New Habit of Mind Carla Seaquist 2011
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But Baker -- who did predict the housing crisis and so has some actual credibility on this subject -- thinks that some analysts have perhaps overlearned the lessons of the past few years.
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Obama (some would say) overlearned the lesson of Hillary Clinton's healthcare fiasco.
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