overexertv.
/ˌəʊv(ə)rᵻɡˈzəːt/, /ˌəʊv(ə)rɛɡˈzəːt/, U.S. /ˈˌoʊvərɪɡˈzərt/, /ˈˌoʊvərɛɡˈzərt/ transitive. To exert too much. Chiefly reflexive: to exert oneself beyond one's strength or capacity, to expend too much effort.Occasionally intransitive with reflexive meaning.
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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > weary or exhaust [verb (reflexive)]
strain1377
overwork1530
overtire1558
toil1560
spend1594
overtask1628
waste1630
unbowel1647
to run off one's legs (also feet)1666
overexert1817
muck1819
tew1825
overdo1858
to burn out, forth1955
the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > exert oneself [verb (reflexive)] > with strenuous physical effort > excessively
overheave1808
overexert1817
1817 M. Edgeworth Ormond III. xxv. 159 To calm and prevent Sir Herbert from over-exerting himself.
1846 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) ii. 9 ‘Don't you over-exert yourself, Loo,’ said Mr. Chick.
1882 M. E. Braddon Mt. Royal II. iii. 46 Be sure that she doesn't over-exert herself.
1920 E. Wharton Let. 12 Dec. (1988) 433 My tiresome heart (pump, not affective organ) ‘flanched’ again, as it does now whenever I over-exert, & I got down here really dead-beat.
1969 N.Y. Times: Abstr. (Nexis) 18 Nov. 32/6 NASA drs will monitor heartbeats of 2 Apollo 12 astronauts during their lunar walks to make sure they do not overexert themselves.
2002 Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (Nexis) 14 July 5 e Be careful not to overexert dogs during exercise.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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