overexert

[ oh-ver-ig-zurt ]

/ ˌoʊ vər ɪgˈzɜrt /

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verb (used with object)

to exert excessively.

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Origin of overexert

First recorded in 1840–50; over- + exert

OTHER WORDS FROM overexert

o·ver·ex·ert·ed·ly, adverbo·ver·ex·er·tion, noun

Words nearby overexert

overemphasize, overenthusiastic, overestimate, overexcite, overexcited, overexert, overexpansion, overexpose, overexposure, overexpress, overextend

How to use overexert in a sentence

Hauke took hold with all his strength and managed to do the job even though he had to overexert himself.
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 11|Friedrich Spielhagen
How nice to see you up again; but you must be careful, very, very careful, not to overexert yourself.
Elsie's Womanhood|Martha Finley
He slowed up so that she should not be tempted to overexert herself.
Vistas of New York|Brander Matthews
He did not look like a man who would overexert himself for anything, and yet the air might have been cultivated and not natural.
Lancaster's Choice|Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller

You are not at all liable to, for you will not overexert yourself.
Frank Merriwell's Cruise|Burt L. Standish