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Overact

//ˌəʊvəɹˈækt// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To act in an exaggerated manner.

    "He overacted his part."

  2. 2
    exaggerate one's acting wordnet
  3. 3
    To act upon, or influence, unduly. obsolete, transitive

    "The hope of inheritance overacts them."

Etymology

From over- + act.

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