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Overdo
//ˌəʊvəˈduː// verb
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Verb
- 1 To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to carry too far. transitive
"I overdid the sweets during the holidays and put on some weight."
- 2 do something to an excessive degree wordnet
- 3 To cook for too long. transitive
"to overdo the meat"
- 4 To give (someone or something) too much work; to require too much effort or strength of (someone); to use up too much of (something). transitive
"to overdo one’s strength"
- 5 To do more than (someone); to do (something) to a greater extent. obsolete, transitive
"In a delicate Garden, where Art hath shewed it’s vtmost, yee shall meet with Roses, Gillyflowers, and Fountaines of Alabaster and Iasper; but thou wilt not so much admire this, as if thou shouldst light on these dainties in a Desert, or in some craggie Mountain, where the hand of nature shall ouerdoe that of art and Industrie."
Etymology
From Middle English overdon, from Old English oferdōn, equivalent to over- + do.
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