overdose
pronunciation
How to pronounce overdose in British English:
UK [ˈəʊvədəʊs]
How to pronounce overdose in American English:
US [ˈoʊvərdoʊs]
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- Verb:
- dose too heavily
Word Origin
- overdose (n.)
- 1700, "an excessive dose," from over- + dose (n.).
- overdose (v.)
- 1727, "to administer medicine in too large a dose" (transitive); from 1968 as "to take an overdose of drugs;" see over- + dose (v.). Related: Overdosed; overdosing.
Example
- 1. Ledger died of a prescription drug overdose last month .
- 2. And of course , an overdose can kill you .
- 3. She died of a suspected overdose at 27 .
- 4. Police said murray gave jackson an overdose of the anesthetic propofol .
- 5. In some cases , greatly exceeding the recommended dosage can result in an overdose .