1. do, use, or carry to excess; exaggerate: "she rather overdoes the early cockney scenes"Similarexaggerateoverstatedo to deathoveremphasizeoverplaygo overboard withdramatizeoverdramatizecolourembroiderembellishoverembellishinflateamplifymagnifymake a mountain out of a molehillblow upblow up out of all proportioninformal:ham upmake a (big) thing of/aboutpile onlay it on thicklay it on with a trowelmake a production ofmake a big deal out ofcamp uparchaic:pull the longbowhave/do/use/drink too much …overindulge inhave/use/do/eat/drink to excesscarry too farcarry to extremesnot know when to stopbe intemperateOppositeunderstateplay down
▪ exhaust oneself by overwork or overexertion: "I'd simply overdone it in the gym"
▪ overcook.Similarovercookoverbakeburnburn to a cinder/crispinformal:burn to a frazzle
