Overdo definition

ōvər-do͝o
overdid overdoes overdoing overdone
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To cook (food) too long.
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To overwork; exhaust; tire.
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To do, use, or stress to excess; carry (something) too far.

Overdid the diet and became malnourished.

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To exaggerate.

Overdid the compliments.

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To do too much; go to extremes.

We always overdo at Christmas.

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To do too much, or to excess.
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To spoil the effect of by exaggeration.

To overdo an apology.

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To cook too long; overcook.
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To do too much; esp., to exhaust oneself by doing too much.
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To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to exaggerate; to carry too far.
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To overdo one's strength.

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To surpass; to excel.

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To cook too much.

To overdo the meat.

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To wear out the strength of; overtax.
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Origin of overdo

  • over- +"Ž do

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Overdo Sentence Examples

  • Fruit-Dried fruits, like apricots and raisins, are great choices, but don't overdo it.

  • There may be a tendency to overdo other things also, which could lead to an expanded waistline!

  • According to the amount of gum to be boiled off the soap solutions are made strong or weak; but care has to be exercised not to overdo the scouring, whereby loss of strength, substance and lustre would result.

  • There may be a tendency to overdo other things also, which could lead to an expanded waistline !

  • Almost all vodka martini recipes are quite strong, however, so make sure you don't overdo it.

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