Added 9 October 2026 overwrite /əʊ.vəˈɹaɪt/ verb Categories: LanguageRare Words verb ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about overwrite at Wordnik → Where our words come from → To destroy (older) data by recording new data over it. I accidentally saved my unwanted changes and overwrote the version of the document I wanted to keep. To cover in writing; to write over the top of. To write too much. noun The operation of destroying older data by recording new data over it. Related Words: editsuperimposerewritingrewritesubstitutionsubstitutereplacementsurrogaterebuildingreplaceoverlapoverlay Back to today's word