overorganize

[ oh-ver-awr-guh-nahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, o·ver·or·gan·ized, o·ver·or·gan·iz·ing.

1. to stress formal structure, status, rules, and details excessively.

verb (used without object)

, o·ver·or·gan·ized, o·ver·or·gan·iz·ing.

1. to become overorganized.

Other Words From

• over·organ·i·zation noun
• over·organ·izer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of overorganize¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; over- + organize