overdo

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English overdon, from Old English oferdōn, equivalent to over- +‎ do. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌəʊvəˈduː/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌoʊvɚˈdu/ Homophone: overdue (US, some dialects) Rhymes: -uː Hyphenation: over‧do === Verb === overdo (third-person singular simple present overdoes, present participle overdoing, simple past overdid, past participle overdone) (transitive) To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to carry too far. Synonyms: exaggerate; see also Thesaurus:exaggerate Antonyms: underdo, downplay Coordinate terms: overstate, understate (transitive) To cook for too long. Synonym: overcook Antonyms: underdo, undercook (transitive) To give (someone or something) too much work; to require too much effort or strength of (someone); to use up too much of (something). Synonyms: overtask, overtax, fatigue, exhaust, wear out (obsolete, transitive) To do more than (someone); to do (something) to a greater extent. Synonyms: excel, outdo, surpass ==== Usage notes ==== Until the 19th century, overdo was often used intransitively (without a direct object), but this usage is rare in contemporary English, and has been replaced by the phrase overdo it, “to do something too much, in an exaggerated way, or in a way that makes one too tired or endangers one's health:” ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “overdo”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “overdo”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === do over, do-over, doover