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over·drink | \ ˌō-vər-ˈdriŋk 
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\overdrank\ ˌō-vər-ˈdraŋk \; overdrunk\ ˌō-vər-ˈdrəŋk \ or overdrank; overdrinking
\; overdrunk\ ˌō-vər-ˈdrəŋk \ or overdrank; overdrinkingDefinition of overdrink
: to drink especially alcohol to excess
He was careful not to overdrink. overeating and overdrinking at holiday parties He had what he thought of as the medical-student syndrome—overworking and overdrinking, alternately, studying all one night on Dexedrine and drinking all the next to rid his mind of that heavy feeling.— Anne Tyler
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The first known use of overdrink was before the 12th century
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