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Overdoes vs Overdyes - What's the difference?

overdoes | overdyes |

As verbs the difference between overdoes and overdyes

is that overdoes is (overdo) while overdyes is (overdye).

overdoes

English

Verb

(head)
  • (overdo)
  • Anagrams

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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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    overdyes

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (overdye)

  • overdye

    English

    Verb

  • To dye (something already coloured) with another colour.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2008, date=February 7, author=Eric Wilson, title=A Gap Guy, Head to Toe, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=There was a sweater dress in almost the same shade of blue as one shown at Doo.Ri; overdyed plaid shirts with contrasting plaid cuffs and collars for men like those at Duckie Brown; and lots of chunky knit gray cardigans like the ones popping up all over the place ?— just not at the same prices. }}