verb
- to use something too much or more than is necessary or appropriate
Usage: formal
Examples
- The company tends to overutilize its most experienced employees.
- We must be careful not to overutilize our natural resources.
- The hospital was overutilizing its emergency room staff.
- Many farmers overutilize pesticides, harming the environment.
- The software can overutilize system memory if not properly configured.
- Schools sometimes overutilize standardized testing as a measure of success.