overdoing

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

Anything so overdone is from the purpose of playing.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

2.To overtask. or overtax; to fatigue; to exhaust; as, to overdo one's strength. [1913 Webster]

3.To surpass; to excel. [R.] --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]

4.To cook too much; as, to overdo the meat. [1913 Webster]