Overanimate

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To animate excessively. transitive

    "Kalipada Das adopts Harold Lloyd's use of overanimated gestures and acrobatic body movement."

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"Kalipada Das adopts Harold Lloyd's use of overanimated gestures and acrobatic body movement."

Etymology

From over- + animate.

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