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Overdoes vs Overdose - What's the difference?

overdoes | overdose |

As verbs the difference between overdoes and overdose

is that overdoes is (overdo) while overdose is to dose excessively, to take an overdose.

As a noun overdose is

an excessive and dangerous dose of a drug.

overdoes

English

Verb

(head)
  • (overdo)

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    overdo

    English

    Verb

  • To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to exaggerate; to carry too far.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Anything so overdone is from the purpose of playing.
  • To overtask or overtax; to fatigue; to exhaust.
    • to overdo one's strength
  • To surpass; to excel.
    • (Tennyson)
  • To cook too much.
    • to overdo the meat

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    overdose

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An excessive and dangerous dose of a drug.
    • ''die of a heroin overdose

    Verb

    (overdos)
  • To dose excessively, to take an overdose.
    • Be careful not to overdose on those pills.
    She overdosed on cocaine.
  • To dose to excess; to give an overdose, or too many doses, to.

    • Derived terms

    * OD * overdoser

    Related terms

    * overdosage

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