overdo

Pronunciation: /ˌoʊvɚˈdu/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb do something to an excessive degree

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

exaggerate

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
make
Narrower (hyponyms)
oversimplify, overleap, overpraise

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