What does "overact" mean?
Overact: To act upon, or influence, unduly. [Obs.] The hope of inheritance overacts them. Milton.
Additional senses
- 2.To act more than is necessary; to go to excess in action. B. Jonson.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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