overtask

British  

/ ˌəʊvəˈtɑːsk /

verb

1. (tr) to impose too heavy a task upon

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overtask

Even if she took the car, she would be obliged to carry it a portion of the way, and she felt that it would overtask her strength.

From Paul the Peddler, or the Fortunes of a Young Street Merchant by Horatio Alger

But it is lost if we overtask the perceptions and carry away no idea with us: there is no gain, and positive harm.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 90, June, 1875 by Various

Hast thou no fear, I seriously would ask, That thou may'st thus their patience overtask?

From The Poems of Schiller — Third period by Friedrich Schiller

I go on very moderately, for my strength is not great; but I am now connected with a person who is anxious I should not overtask it.

From Woman in the Ninteenth Century and Kindred Papers Relating to the Sphere, Condition and Duties, of Woman. by Margaret Fuller

Mr Peters,” to the midshipman in charge of the second cutter, “drop in my wake, sir, if you please, and see that your men do not overtask themselves.”

From The Congo Rovers A Story of the Slave Squadron by J. Schonberg

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