overdo

Meaning

1. (transitive) To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to carry too far.
2. (transitive) To cook for too long.
3. (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).
4. (obsolete, transitive) To do more than (someone); to do (something) to a greater extent.

Opposite of

underdo, downplay, undercook

Synonyms

exaggerate

go too far

do too much

exceed

overact

overindulge

overroast

carry to excess

act

have access

have available

overstate

extreme

good time

show off

smother

suffocate

be in excess

carry too far

be carried away

go to excess

be devoted to work

be extreme

work without break

try too hard

run into the ground

spoil by overdoing

dramatize

excessive

extinguish

overcharge

overcompensate

overextend

overpay

overplay

overreach

overreact

overshoot

overtire

overwork

Translations

übertreiben

esagerare

exagerar

exagerar

exagérer

excederse

παραψήνω

overdrijven

εξαντλώ

πολυκουράζω

μεγαλοποιώ

παρακάνω

υπερβάλλω

outrer

strafare

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌəʊvəˈduː/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: overdon

Inherited from Old English: oferdōn

In summary

From Middle English overdon, from Old English oferdōn, equivalent to over- + do.