overdo

(ō'vər-dū')

v., -did (-dĭd'), -done (-dŭn'), -do·ing, -does (-dŭz').

v.tr.

1. 1. To do, use, or stress to excess; carry (something) too far: overdid the diet and became malnourished.
   2. To exaggerate: overdid the compliments.
2. To wear out the strength of; overtax.
3. To cook (food) too long.

v.intr.
To do too much; go to extremes: We always overdo at Christmas.

overdoer o'ver·do'er n.

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v

Definition: go to extremes; carry too far
Antonyms: ignore, neglect

v

Definition: overestimate
Antonyms: understate

For a list of words related to overdo, see:

• Falsehood, Pretense, and Exaggeration - overdo: (vb) exaggerate in the extreme

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - gøre for meget ud af det, overdrive
v. intr. - gøre for meget ud af noget

idioms:

• overdo it    gøre for stort et nummer ud af det
• overdo things    gøre for meget ud af ting

Nederlands (Dutch)
overdrijven, opschroeven, te gaar koken, afmatten

Français (French)
v. tr. - exagérer, en rajouter, forcer la note, en faire trop, (fig) avoir la main lourde sur, faire trop cuire
v. intr. - faire qch à l'excès

idioms:

• overdo it    exagérer, en rajouter, forcer la note, en faire trop
• overdo things    exagérer, en rajouter, forcer la note, en faire trop

Deutsch (German)
v. - übertreiben

idioms:

• overdo it    es übertreiben
• overdo things    Sachen übertreiben

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - υπερβάλλω, (το) παρακάνω, (καθομ.) το παραξηλώνω, μεγαλοποιώ, παραψήνω, κατακουράζω (κν. ξεθεώνω)

idioms:

• overdo it    το παρακάνω, το παραξηλώνω
• overdo things    το παρακάνω, το παραξηλώνω

Italiano (Italian)
esagerare

idioms:

• overdo it/things    strafare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - fazer em excesso

idioms:

• overdo it/things    exagerar

Русский (Russian)
переборщить, переварить, изнурять

idioms:

• overdo it/things    преувеличивать, переборщить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - exagerar, excederse en, agotar, cocer demasiado, llevar al exceso, fatigar, agobiar de trabajo
v. intr. - excederse, hacer más de lo necesario, trabajar o fatigarse demasiado

idioms:

• overdo it    exagerar, excederse
• overdo things    exagerar, excederse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - överdriva, steka (koka) för länge, överanstränga

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
做得过分, 夸张, 过度, 过火

idioms:

• overdo it    工作过度, 夸张, 做得过火
• overdo things    工作过度, 夸张, 做得过火

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 做得過分, 誇張, 過度
v. intr. - 過火

idioms:

• overdo it    工作過度, 誇張, 做得過火
• overdo things    工作過度, 誇張, 做得過火

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 도를 넘기다, 과장하다, 지나치게 부리다, 너무 굽다
v. intr. - 지나치게 하다, 과장하다, 무리하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - やりすぎる, 誇張する, 煮すぎる

idioms:

• overdo it/things    やりすぎる, 誇張する

العربيه (Arabic)
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עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הגזים בעשייה, הגזים במשחק, בישל יותר מדי‬
v. intr. - ‮עשה יותר מדי‬

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