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.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to do or use something to... exaggerate overactoverplayexceed overworkcarry too far

Opposites

underdounderplay

Word family

Derived forms overdoneoverdoing

Related forms do overdone

Etymology

From Old English oferdōn ('to do to excess'), from ofer ('over') plus dōn ('to do').

ofer Old English dōn Old English

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Topics

Actions & Processes

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