overdose B2 Topic:Health & Medicine US noun /ˈoʊvɚˌdoʊs/ · verb /ˌoʊvɚˈdoʊs/ UK noun /ˈəʊvəˌdəʊs/ · verb /ˌəʊvəˈdəʊs/ See IPA manual Freq #9956 Meanings 1 noun an excessive and potentially dangerous or fatal amount of a drug or medicine The patient was treated immediately for an accidental overdose. 2 verb to take or be given an excessive and potentially dangerous amount of a drug or medicine Always follow the label so that you do not overdose on the medication. 3 verb to give someone or something too large a dose The attendant accidentally overdosed the animal with the sedative. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an excessive and... excessive doseoverdosage 2 verb · to take or be given an... take too muchovermedicate 3 verb · to give someone or... overmedicate ↔ Opposites correct doseunderdose Word family Derived forms overdosedoverdosingoverdoser Related forms dosedosagetoxicity Etymology From over- + dose. The noun names an amount beyond a safe dose; the verb names taking or administering such an amount. The noun normally has initial stress, while the verb stresses dose. Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # overdose **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈoʊvɚˌdoʊs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈəʊvəˌdəʊs/ **Frequency rank:** 9956 ## Meanings 1. an excessive and potentially dangerous or fatal amount of a drug or medicine 2. to take or be given an excessive and potentially dangerous amount of a drug or medicine 3. to give someone or something too large a dose ## Examples - The patient was treated immediately for an accidental overdose. - Always follow the label so that you do not overdose on the medication. - The attendant accidentally overdosed the animal with the sedative. ## Synonyms - excessive dose - overdosage - overmedicate ## Antonyms - correct dose - underdose ## Derived Forms - overdosed - overdosing - overdoser ## Related Forms - dose - dosage - toxicity ## Etymology From over- + dose. The noun names an amount beyond a safe dose; the verb names taking or administering such an amount. The noun normally has initial stress, while the verb stresses dose. ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown