Overdoes vs Overdyes - What's the difference?
overdoes | overdyes |
(overdo)
To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to exaggerate; to carry too far.
* Shakespeare
To overtask or overtax; to fatigue; to exhaust.
To surpass; to excel.
To cook too much.
(overdye)
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
, 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. }}
As verbs the difference between overdoes and overdyes
is that overdoes is (overdo) while overdyes is (overdye).overdoes
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(head)Anagrams
* *overdo
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- Anything so overdone is from the purpose of playing.
- to overdo one's strength
- (Tennyson)
- to overdo the meat
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* *Anagrams
* English irregular verbsoverdyes
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(head)overdye
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