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Overact   /ˈoʊvərˌækt/   Listen
verb
Overact  v. t.  
1.
To act or perform to excess; to exaggerate in acting; as, he overacted his part.
2.
To act upon, or influence, unduly. (Obs.) "The hope of inheritance overacts them."


Overact  v. i.  To act more than is necessary; to go to excess in action.





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"Overact" Quotes from Famous Books



... replied Fleetwood, almost laughing at the mid's pretended simplicity, which, having held the same irresponsible rank himself, he could fully appreciate. "You may overact your part." ...
— The Pirate of the Mediterranean - A Tale of the Sea • W.H.G. Kingston


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