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overact
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Overact \O`ver*act"\, v. t.
1. To act or perform to excess; to exaggerate in acting; as,
he overacted his part.
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2. To act upon, or influence, unduly. [Obs.]
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The hope of inheritance overacts them. --Milton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Overact \O`ver*act"\, v. i. To act more than is necessary; to go to excess in action. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
