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verb (used with object)
1.
to cause to work too hard, too much, or too long; weary or exhaust with work (often used reflexively): Don't overwork yourself on that new job.
2.
to work up, stir up, or excite excessively: to overwork a mob to the verge of frenzy.
3.
to employ or elaborate to excess: an appeal for sympathy that has been overworked by many speakers.
4.
to work or decorate all over; decorate the surface of: white limestone overworked with inscriptions.
verb (used without object)
5.
to work too hard, too much, or too long; work to excess: You look as though you've been overworking.
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noun
6.
work beyond one's strength or capacity.
7.
extra or excessive work.
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| overwork | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (also intr) to work or cause to work too hard or too long |
| 2. | to use too much: to overwork an excuse |
| 3. | to decorate the surface of |
| 4. | to work up |
| —n | |
| 5. | excessive or excessively tiring work |
| over'worked | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
overwork
"to cause to work too hard," 1530, from over + work (q.v.). O.E. oferwiercan meant "to work all over," i.e. "to decorate the whole surface of."
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