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overengineer

vb. To make something more complicated than necessary; often implies that the complexity was added intentionally.

Usage examples of "overengineer".

Hatch was struck by how overengineered the Pit seemed to be: It was as if Macallan had built it to last a millennium, instead of the few years it would take for Ockham to return and retrieve his treasure.