1. to burden with too much work or too many duties
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘overtask’

Examples

• The manager overtasks his employees with unrealistic deadlines.
• She constantly overtasks herself by taking on too many projects.
• The teacher overtasks students with excessive homework assignments.
• He overtasks the computer system by running too many programs simultaneously.
• The company overtasks its staff during busy seasons.
• Don’t overtask yourself during your recovery period.