verb
- providing someone with more education than is necessary or appropriate for their circumstances or goals
Usage: present participle of overeducate
Examples
- The company worried about overeducating workers for simple assembly line jobs.
- Some parents fear they are overeducating their children for the local job market.
- The university was accused of overeducating students in theory while neglecting practical skills.
- Critics argued the program was overeducating participants beyond what employers actually needed.
- She believed the school system was overeducating students in subjects they would never use.
- The training director avoided overeducating new hires who might leave for better positions.