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overdone |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Overdo \O`ver*do"\, v. t. [imp. {Overdid}; p. p. {Overdone}; p. pr & vb n. {Overdoing}.] 1. To do too much to exceed what is proper or true in doing to exaggerate; to carry too far Anything so overdone is from the purpose of playing. --Shak. 2. To overtask. or overtax; to fatigue; to exhaust; as to overdo one's strength. 3. To surpass; to excel. [R.] --Tennyson. 4. To cook too much as to overdo the meat. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: overdone adj 1: represented as greater than is true or reasonable; "an exaggerated opinion of oneself" [syn: {exaggerated}, {overstated}] 2: cooked too long but still edible
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