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overdrugged

overdrugged is the simple past and past participle of overdrug.

Meaning of overdrug

Verb

overdrug (third-person singular simple present overdrugs, present participle overdrugging, simple past and past participle overdrugged)

  1. (transitive) To drug too heavily.
    • The conclusion to which I come is that in mania all drugs are uncertain in their effect; that food, restraint in rooms, with confinement to the bed if necessary, are more important than medicine. Especially is it desirable not to overdrug the patient.1873, The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, volume 88, page 53

Questions about overdrugged

What is overdrugged the simple past and past participle of?
Overdrugged is the simple past and past participle of overdrug.

Words near overdrugged in the dictionary

  1. overdrown
  2. overdrowned
  3. overdrowning
  4. overdrowns
  5. overdrug
  6. overdrugged
  7. overdrugging
  8. overdrugs
  9. overdrunk
  10. overdrunken
  11. overdry

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