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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 strength3.
To surpass; to excel.
[R.]
Tennyson.
4.
To cook too much;
as, to
. overdo
the meatOˊver-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.