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overwork verb [ əʊvəˈwəːk ]

• cause (someone) to work beyond their capacity or strength.
• "employers should be aware that overworking their employees comes at a cost"
Similar: exploit, drive (too hard), drive into the ground, tax, overtax, sweat, overburden, put upon, impose on, oppress, be a slave driver, be a hard taskmaster, stressed, under stress, stressed out, stress-ridden, strained, overtaxed, overburdened, overloaded, exhausted, fatigued, worn out,
• make excessive use of.
• "we aren't building new refineries so we have overworked our old ones"

overwork noun

• excessive work.
• "his health broke down under the strain of overwork"


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