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overact

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  1. 1. v. t. To act or perform to excess; to exaggerate in acting; as, he overacted his part. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To act upon, or influence, unduly. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. i. To act more than is necessary; to go to excess in action. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. exaggerate one's acting Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 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. Milton. To act more than is necessary; to go to excess in action. B. Jonson. Source: webster
  6. 6. To act more than is necessary; to go to excess in action. B.Jonson. Source: adambom
  7. 7. v. exaggerate one's acting Source: ecdict

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