What is to act upon, or influence, unduly. [Obs.] The hope of inheritance overacts them. Milton called?
overact — To act upon, or influence, unduly. [Obs.] The hope of inheritance overacts them. Milton. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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