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   overdo

   /ˌəʊvəˈduː/

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   • 1. do, use, or carry to excess; exaggerate: "she rather overdoes the early cockney scenes" Similar exaggerateoverstatedo to deathoveremphasizeoverplaygo overboard withdramatizeoverdramatizecolourembroiderembellishoverembellishinflateamplifymagnifymake a mountain out of a molehillblow upblow up out of all proportioninformal:ham upmake a (big) thing of/aboutpile onlay it on thicklay it on with a trowelmake a production ofmake a big deal out ofcamp uparchaic:pull the longbowhave/do/use/drink too much …overindulge inhave/use/do/eat/drink to excesscarry too farcarry to extremesnot know when to stopbe intemperateOpposite understateplay down
   • ▪ exhaust oneself by overwork or overexertion: "I'd simply overdone it in the gym"
   • ▪ overcook. Similar overcookoverbakeburnburn to a cinder/crispinformal:burn to a frazzle

   Word Origin Old Englishoferdōn (see over-, do1).

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   • From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English overdo it to work too hard or be too active so that you become tired You mustn’t overdo it – if you're tired, just sit down and start again. → overdo Examples from the Corpus overdo it • Even ten kinds is probably overdoing it.

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   What is the past participle of overdo?

   • past participle of overdo. The roast was overdone. I dislike overdone steak. Don't you think his politeness is overdone? You're looking a bit overdone from that hike. Now for the confession before this GOAT business gets overdone, in a week when we should just be united in celebration of a distinguished American life.

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   • To do, use, or stress to excess; carry ( something) too far: overdid the diet and became malnourished. 3. To exaggerate: overdid the compliments. 4. To wear out the strength of; overtax. Write your own sentence example for Overdo and get creative, maybe even funny. Click on a list to add the word overdo to it.

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