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overdo

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Overdo \O`ver*do"\, v. i.
   To labor too hard; to do too much.

Overdo \O`ver*do"\, v. 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.
                                                  --Shak.

   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.

Source : WordNet®

overdo
     v : do something to an excessive degree; "He overdid it last
         night when he did 100 push-ups" [syn: {exaggerate}]
     [also: {overdone}, {overdid}]
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