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Etymology

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From over- +‎ exert.

Verb

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overexert (third-person singular simple present overexerts, present participle overexerting, simple past and past participle overexerted)

  1. To exert (oneself) to an excessive degree.
    • 2017 November 16, Jo Ellison, “Help: the gym has turned us into slobs”, in Financial Times[1]:
      “But the real trick”, he said, “is to make sure you don’t over-exert yourself in the first place.” The key to post-exercise chic is simply not to sweat. Of course, it’s the first rule of style. Never, ever overdo it.

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