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Etymology

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over- +‎ drug

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To drug too heavily.
    • 1873, The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, volume 88, page 53:
      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.