Ō/ver-ăct'1, v. t.
v. t. 1. To act or perform to excess; as, he overacted his part. 2. To act upon unduly; to over-influence. [Obs.] The hope of inheritance overacts them, and on tongues' end enlarges their duty. Milton.
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Overact
Ō'ver-āct'2, v. i.
v. i. To act more than is necessary; to go to excess in action. B. Jonson.