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Webster 1913 Edition


Overdo

Oˊver-do′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp.
Overdid
;
p. p.
Overdone
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Overdoing
.]
1.
To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to exaggerate; to carry too far.
Anything so
overdone
is from the purpose of playing.
Shakespeare
2.
To overtask. or overtax; to fatigue; to exhaust;
as, to
overdo
one’s strength
.
3.
To surpass; to excel.
[R.]
Tennyson.
4.
To cook too much;
as, to
overdo
the meat
.

Oˊver-do′

,
Verb.
I.
To labor too hard; to do too much.

Webster 1828 Edition


Overdo

OVERDO

,
Verb.
T.
1.
To do or perform too much.
2.
To harass; to fatigue; to oppress by too much action or labor.
3.
To boil, bake or road too much.

OVERDO

,
Verb.
I.
To labor too hard; to do too much.