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Overdose

//ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌdəʊs// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An excessive and dangerous dose of a drug.

    "to die of a heroin overdose"

Verb
  1. 1
    To dose to excess; to give an overdose, or too many doses, to someone. transitive
  2. 2
    dose too heavily wordnet
  3. 3
    To dose excessively, to take an overdose. intransitive

    "Be careful not to overdose on those pills."

  4. 4
    To indulge in something excessively. figuratively, intransitive

    "They still had Sergio Agüero to bring off the bench and the Etihad was overdosing on optimism. For the game to finish with an aggregate 5-1 score distorts the fact the occasion was full of drama and suspense until Salah’s goal conclusively changed the complexion of the evening."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From over- + dose.

Etymology 2

From over- + dose.

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