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Overdo Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Overdo? [v] do something to an excessive degree; "He overdid it last night when he did 100 push-ups" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Overdo: exaggerate Related Terms \| Find terms related to Overdo: aggrandize \| amplify \| ballyhoo \| build up \| burlesque \| caricature \| carry to excess \| carry too far \| do to death \| draw the longbow \| exaggerate \| exhaust \| fatigue \| go overboard \| go the limit \| go to extremes \| go too far \| go whole hog \| hyperbolize \| know no bounds \| lay it on \| magnify \| make much of \| overact \| overburden \| overcarry \| overcharge \| overdevelop \| overdraw \| overdrive \| overelaborate \| overemphasize \| overestimate \| overexercise \| overexert \| overexpend \| overindulge \| overlabor \| overload \| overplay \| overpraise \| overreach \| overreact \| oversell \| overspeak \| overspend \| overstate \| overstrain \| overstress \| overstudy \| overtask \| overtax \| overtrain \| overuse \| overwork \| pass all bounds \| pile it on \| protest too much \| puff \| stretch \| stretch the truth \| talk big \| talk in superlatives \| tout \| travesty See Also \| do \| make \| overleap \| oversimplify Overdo In Webster's Dictionary \O`verdo"\, v. t. [imp. {Overdid}; p. p. {Overdone}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overdoing}.] 1. To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to exaggerate; to carry too far. Anything so overdone is from the purpose of playing. --Shak. 2. To overtask. or overtax; to fatigue; to exhaust; as, to overdo one's strength. 3. To surpass; to excel. [R.] --Tennyson. 4. To cook too much; as, to overdo the meat. \O`verdo"\, v. i. To labor too hard; to do too much.

Overdo Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Overdo?

[v] do something to an excessive degree; "He overdid it last night when he did 100 push-ups"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Overdo: exaggerate

See Also | do | make | overleap | oversimplify

Overdo In Webster's Dictionary

\O`ver*do"\, v. t. [imp. {Overdid}; p. p. {Overdone}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Overdoing}.]
1. To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing;
   to exaggerate; to carry too far.

         Anything so overdone is from the purpose of playing.
                                               --Shak.

2. To overtask. or overtax; to fatigue; to exhaust; as, to
   overdo one's strength.

3. To surpass; to excel. [R.] --Tennyson.

4. To cook too much; as, to overdo the meat.


\O`ver*do"\, v. i.
To labor too hard; to do too much.

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