OVERACTS

Verb

overacts

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overact

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


OVERACT

O`ver*act", 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. Milton.

O`ver*act", v. i.

Definition: To act more than is necessary; to go to excess in action. B. Jonson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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