Found 3 items, similar to Overact.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: overact
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: overact
overact
v : exaggerate one's acting [syn:
ham it up,
ham,
overplay]
[ant:
underact]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Overact
Overact
\O`ver*act"\, v. i.
To act more than is necessary; to go to excess in action.
--B. Jonson.
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Overact
\O`ver*act"\, v. t.
1. To act or perform to excess; to exaggerate in acting; as,
he overacted his part.
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2. To act upon, or influence, unduly. [Obs.]
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The hope of inheritance overacts them. --Milton.
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