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What is an alternative word to tell about 'over lit area'?

I am using it in this example:

The light from my lamp has over-lit my table.

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  • "over lit" is not an idiom in English. What do you wish it to mean? What is the function of the word "over"? Do you simply mean "has illuminated"? Commented Jul 12, 2015 at 1:01
  • @chaslyfromUK I mean to say the areas are over illuminated rather than the required illumination.
    – Roman
    Commented Jul 12, 2015 at 1:07
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    @chaslyfromUK, deadrat What about 'bloom'?
    – Roman
    Commented Jul 12, 2015 at 1:13
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    'Glare' describes light reflected too brightly from the page. 'Harsh lighting' means it strains the eyes.
    – Hugh
    Commented Jul 12, 2015 at 1:17
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    Suggestion: The light from my lamp is too bright for my table. Commented Jul 12, 2015 at 1:22

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The verb overlight (one word) means

to illuminate too brightly

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The light from my lamp has overlit my table.

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    There is a danger that "overlit" will be interpreted as meaning "lit from above".
    – Hot Licks
    Commented Aug 22, 2015 at 3:04
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I'd suggest

to beam:

2 [no object, with adverbial of direction]

(Of a light or light source) shine brightly

The bright lights were still beaming down as bright as ever. (ODO)

Here's a Google Ngram showing the 10 most frequently used prepositions with "light beamed..." some of them are: from, on, upon, over...

So your sentence might read:

The light from my lamp beamed over my table.*

The light from my lamp beamed on my table.

The light beamed from the lamp above/beside my table.

*Note that this is another meaning of 'over' - here it means to extend over an area (i.e. your table) it is not a prefix over- (used to denote something is excessive) like in your word overlit.

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You might try something that would convey the same meaning contextually such as engulfed.

The light from my lamp engulfed my table

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Furniture Store Lighting--A phrase used to desrcibe a room or interior of a building with garish overhead fluorescent lighting that permits no shadows. It refers, naturally to the type of lighting used in furniture stores--a harsh glaring light so the customer can't ignore the goods on display.

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