overdrink

overdrink · verb — to drink to excess.

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Etymology

From Middle English *overdrinken (attested only as a noun overdrink (“excessive drinking”)), from Old English oferdrincan (“to overdrink”), equivalent to over- + drink. Compare German übertrinken (“to overdrink”), Swedish överdrycka (“to overdrink”), Old English oferdrynċ (“excessive drinking, drunkenness”).

verb

To drink to excess.e.g.“There is no disorder of any sort; nowhere in or about the Centennial did I see any one who had overdrunk the health of his country.” — 1876, Atlantic Monthly, volume 38, page 107:

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Words closest in meaning

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outdrink 75% match — To drink more than (someone else). vs overdrink →
overconsume 72% match — To consume too much. vs overdrink →
overdrench 70% match — To drench excessively. vs overdrink →
overgorge 69% match — To gorge to excess. vs overdrink →
overdrain 69% match — To drain excessively. vs overdrink →
overhydrate 68% match — To hydrate too much. vs overdrink →
overdrown 66% match — To drench or wet to excess. vs overdrink →
bedrink 66% match — To drink in; drink up; drink to the fullest vs overdrink →