overdo C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /ˌoʊvɚˈdu/ UK /ˌəʊvəˈduː/ See IPA manual Homophones overdue /ˌoʊvɚˈdu/ Meanings 1 verb to do or use something to excess Don't overdo the exercise on your first day back. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to do or use something to... exaggerateoveractoverplayexceedoverworkcarry too far ↔ Opposites underdounderplay Word family Derived forms overdoneoverdoing Related forms dooverdone Etymology AI details From Old English oferdōn ('to do to excess'), from ofer ('over') plus dōn ('to do'). ofer Old English dōn Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # overdo **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˌoʊvɚˈdu/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌəʊvəˈduː/ ## Meanings 1. to do or use something to excess ## Examples - Don't overdo the exercise on your first day back. ## Synonyms - exaggerate - overact - overplay - exceed - overwork - carry too far ## Antonyms - underdo - underplay ## Derived Forms - overdone - overdoing ## Related Forms - do - overdone ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ofer - Root: dōn ## Etymology From Old English oferdōn ('to do to excess'), from ofer ('over') plus dōn ('to do'). ## AI Etymology Overdo comes from Old English oferdōn ('to do to excess'), from ofer ('over') plus dōn ('to do'). The etymological trail includes Old English ofer and Old English dōn. As a verb, overdo means to do or use something to excess. The same family is visible in derived forms such as overdone and overdoing and related forms such as do and overdone. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown