over dose
vərˌdoʊs;
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| overdose | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (esp of drugs) an excessive dose |
| —vb | |
| 2. | to take an excessive dose or give an excessive dose to |
| over'dosage | |
| —n | |
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Over dose
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Word Origin & History
overdose
1700 (n.), "an excessive dose," 1727 (v.), "to administer medicine in too large a dose" (trans.), from over + dose. Meaning "to take an overdose of drugs" is first attested 1973.
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overdose o·ver·dose (ō'vər-dōs')
n.
An excessive dose, especially of a narcotic.
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