oversaturates
/ˌoʊvərˈsætʃəreɪts/
verb
- To add so much of something (like a substance or color) that it cannot hold any more, causing excess or imbalance.
- The photographer accidentally oversaturates the reds in the image, making them look unnatural.
- If you oversaturate the sponge with water, it will start dripping everywhere.
- Farmers must be careful not to oversaturate the soil with fertilizer, which can harm plants.
- To fill something with too much of a particular quality, information, or product, making it less effective or overwhelming.
- The market oversaturates quickly when too many similar apps are released at once.
- News channels often oversaturate their coverage of a single story, leaving viewers exhausted.
- If you oversaturate your essay with quotes, your own voice gets lost.