What does "overdo" mean?

To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to carry too far.

What is a synonym for "overdo"?

Common synonyms include: exaggerate, aggrandize, amplify, ballyhoo, big up, build up.

Pronounced //ˌəʊvəˈduː//.

//ˌəʊvəˈduː// verb

verb ·Moderate ·College level

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."