overdo

/ˌəʊvəˈduː/

Etymology

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

verb

  1. To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to carry too far.“I overdid the sweets during the holidays and put on some weight.”
  2. To cook for too long.“to overdo the meat”
  3. To give (someone or something) too much work; to require too much effort or strength of (someone); to use up too much of (something).“to overdo one’s strength”
  4. To do more than (someone); to do (something) to a greater extent.“In a delicate Garden, where Art hath shewed it’s vtmost, yee shall meet with Roses, Gillyflowers, and Fountaines of Alabaster and Iasper; but thou wilt not so much admire this, as if thou shouldst light on these dainties in a Desert, or in some craggie Mountain, where the hand of nature shall ouerdoe that of art and Industrie.”