US /ˌoʊvɚˈdu/ UK /ˌəʊvəˈduː/
verb

Meanings

  1. 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

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

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