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   o·ver·do

   /ˌōvərˈdo͞o/

   verb

   • 1. do, use, or carry to excess; exaggerate: "I'd overdone the garlic in the curry" Similar exaggerateoverstatedo to deathoveremphasizeoverplaygo overboard withdramatizeoverdramatizecolorembroiderembellishoverembellishinflateamplifymagnifymake a mountain out of a molehillblow upblow up out of all proportioninformal:ham upmake a (big) thing of/aboutpile onlay it on thicklay it on with a trowelmake a production ofmake a big deal out ofcamp uparchaic:pull the longbowhave/do/use/drink too much …overindulge inhave/use/do/eat/drink to excesscarry too farcarry to extremesnot know when to stopbe intemperateOpposite understateplay down
   • ▪ exhaust oneself by overwork or overexertion: "I'd simply overdone it in the gym"
   • ▪ overcook (food). Similar overcookoverbakeburnburn to a cinder/crispinformal:burn to a frazzle

   Word Origin Old Englishoferdōn (see over-, do1).

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • O

     1

   • V

     4

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • D

     2

   • O

     1

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