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OVERTAX

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Main Entry: abuse
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: use wrongly

Synonyms:

dissipate, exhaust, misemploy, mishandle, misuse, overburden, overtax, overwork, prostitute, spoil, squander, taint, waste
Notes: abuse carries with it some sense of harm; misuse refers to an incorrect use that may not lead to harm
to misuse is to use something wrongly, to abuse is to misuse something so badly that you damage it

Antonyms:

benefit, care for, esteem, prize, respect, revere
Main Entry: exceed
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: be superior to; surpass

Synonyms:

beat, best, better, break record, cap, distance, eclipse, excel, get upper hand, go beyond, go by, have a jump on, have advantage, have it all over, out-distance, outdo, outpace, outreach, outrun, outshine, outstrip, overstep, overtake, overtax, pass, rise above, run circles around, surmount, top, transcend

Antonyms:

be inferior, fail, fall behind
Main Entry: overdo
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: go to extremes; carry too far

Synonyms:

amplify, be intemperate, belabor, bite off too much, do to death, drive oneself, exaggerate, fatigue, go overboard, go too far, hype, lay it on, magnify, make federal case, not know when to stop, overburden, overestimate, overindulge, overload, overplay, overrate, overreach, overstate, overtax, overtire, overuse, overvalue, overwork, pile on, pressure, puff, run into the ground, run riot, strain oneself, stretch, talk big, wear down, wear oneself out

Antonyms:

ignore, neglect
Main Entry: strain
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: stretch, often to limit

Synonyms:

constrict, distend, distort, draw tight, drive, exert, extend, fatigue, injure, overexert, overtax, overwork, pull, push, push to the limit, rack, sprain, task, tauten, tax, tear, tighten, tire, twist, weaken, wrench

Antonyms:

compress, concentrate
Main Entry: tax
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: burden

Synonyms:

charge, cumber, drain, encumber, enervate, exhaust, lade, load, make demands on, oppress, overburden, overtax, overuse, overwork, press hard on, pressure, prey on, push, put pressure on, saddle, sap, strain, stress, stretch, task, tire, try, weaken, wear out, weary, weigh, weigh down, weigh heavily on, weight

Antonyms:

unburden
Main Entry: tire
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: exhaust, weary

Synonyms:

annoy, bore, burn out, bush, collapse, crawl, debilitate, deject, depress, disgust, dishearten, dispirit, displease, distress, drain, droop, drop, enervate, ennui, exasperate, fag, fail, faint, fatigue, flag, fold, give out, go stale, grow weary, harass, irk, irritate, jade, nauseate, overburden, overstrain, overtax, overwork, pain, pall, peter out, poop out, prostrate, put to sleep, sap, sicken, sink, strain, tax, vex, weaken, wear, wear down, wear out, wilt, worry, yawn

Antonyms:

activate, energize, fire up, invigorate, refresh
Main Entry: overcharge
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: charge to excess

Synonyms:

cheat, fleece, overburden, overtax, rip off
Main Entry: ill-treat
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: abuse

Synonyms:

dissipate, exhaust, ill-use, maltreat, misemploy, mishandle, mistreat, misuse, overburden, overtax, overwork, prostitute, spoil, squander, taint, waste
Main Entry: ill-use
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: abuse

Synonyms:

dissipate, exhaust, ill-treat, maltreat, misemploy, mishandle, mistreat, misuse, overburden, overtax, overwork, prostitute, spoil, squander, taint, waste
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