O′ver‐act″ (?), v. t. 1. To act or perform to excess; to exaggerate in acting; as, he overacted his part.
2. To act upon, or influence, unduly.
The hope of inheritance overacts them. Milton.
Webster's Dictionary 1913
O′ver‐act″ (?), v. t. 1. To act or perform to excess; to exaggerate in acting; as, he overacted his part.
2. To act upon, or influence, unduly.
The hope of inheritance overacts them. Milton.