überarbeiten

German

Etymology

From über- +‎ arbeiten.

Pronunciation

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Verb

überarbeiten (weak, third-person singular present überarbeitet, past tense überarbeitete, past participle überarbeitet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to edit something in order to improve it; to edit something that it is nearly completely rewritten; to revise, to rework
    Das Drama ist vom Autor noch einmal überarbeitet worden.
    The drama has been revised again by the author.
  2. (reflexive) to work so much as to make someone overstressed; to overwork
    Er hat sich total überarbeitet.
    He has completely overworked himself.

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