overdrug

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verb

To drug too heavily.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person overdrugs · participle present overdrugging · participle past overdrugged · past overdrugged

  1. transitiveTo 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

Origin

From over- + drug.

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APA

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MLA

“overdrug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overdrug. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overdrug,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overdrug.

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