1. to burden with too much work or too many tasks

Examples

• The manager was careful not to overtask his employees during the busy season.
• She felt overtasked with three major projects due the same week.
• The teacher avoided overtasking students with excessive homework.
• Don’t overtask yourself by taking on too many responsibilities at once.
• The company policy prevents supervisors from overtasking their staff.
• He realized he had overtasked his assistant when she started making mistakes.