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overdosed

overdosed is the simple past and past participle of overdose.

Meaning of overdose

Verb

overdose (third-person singular simple present overdoses, present participle overdosing, simple past and past participle overdosed)

  1. (transitive) To dose to excess; to give an overdose, or too many doses, to someone.
  2. (intransitive) To dose excessively, to take an overdose.
    • Be careful not to overdose on those pills.
  3. (figuratively, intransitive) To indulge in something excessively.
    • They still had Sergio Agüero to bring off the bench and the Etihad was overdosing on optimism. For the game to finish with an aggregate 5-1 score distorts the fact the occasion was full of drama and suspense until Salah’s goal conclusively changed the complexion of the evening.2018 April 10, Daniel Taylor, “Liverpool go through after Mohamed Salah stops Manchester City fightback”, in The Guardian (London)

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Questions about overdosed

What is overdosed the simple past and past participle of?
Overdosed is the simple past and past participle of overdose.

Words near overdosed in the dictionary

  1. overdoped
  2. overdoping
  3. overdosage
  4. overdosages
  5. overdose
  6. overdosed
  7. overdoser
  8. overdosers
  9. overdoses
  10. overdosing
  11. overdosings

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