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dose vs overdose

overdose vs dose

dose is a noun but overdose is not a noun.

dose and overdose both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dose Yes No Yes No
overdose No No Yes No
As verbs, overdose is a hyponym of dose; that is, overdose is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dose:
  • dose: administer a drug to
  • overdose: dose too heavily
dose (noun) overdose (noun)
a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time
a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
dose (verb) overdose (verb)
administer a drug to dose too heavily
treat with an agent; add (an agent) to
Difference between dose and overdose

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