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Definition of: overdo
(ō′vər·d
′) v. ·did, ·done, ·do·ing v.t.
1. To do excessively; carry too far; exaggerate.
2. To overtax the strength of; exhaust: usually used passively or reflexively.
3. To cook too much, as meat.
4. Poetic To surpass; out-do.
—v.i.
5. To do too much. [OE oferdōn]
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