You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
IZE
-ize. Etym: [F. -iser, L. -izare, Gr.
Definition: A verb suffix signifying to make, to do, to practice; as apologize, baptize, theorize, tyrannize.
Note: In the case of certain words the spelling with -ise (after analogy with F. -iser) is the usual form; as, catechise, criticise. With regard to most words, however, which have this suffix there is a diversity of usage, some authorities spelling -ise, others (as in this book) -ize.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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NEGLECT
(verb) leave undone or leave out; “How could I miss that typo?”; “The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”
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