Associations to the word «Overdo»
Noun
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Wiktionary
OVERDO, verb. To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to exaggerate; to carry too far.
OVERDO, verb. To overtask or overtax; to fatigue; to exhaust.
OVERDO, verb. To surpass; to excel.
OVERDO, verb. To cook too much.
Dictionary definition
OVERDO, verb. Do something to an excessive degree; "He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.