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overacted

overacted is the simple past and past participle of overact.

Meaning of overact

Verb

overact (third-person singular simple present overacts, present participle overacting, simple past and past participle overacted)

  1. (intransitive) To act in an exaggerated manner.
    • He overacted his part.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To act upon, or influence, unduly.
    • The hope of inheritance overacts them.1670, John Milton, “(please specify the page)”, in The History of Britain, that Part Especially now Call’d England. […], London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for James Allestry, […] , →OCLC

Questions about overacted

What is overacted the simple past and past participle of?
Overacted is the simple past and past participle of overact.

Words near overacted in the dictionary

  1. overacidifies
  2. overacidify
  3. overacidifying
  4. overacquired
  5. overact
  6. overacted
  7. overacting
  8. overaction
  9. overactions
  10. overactivate
  11. overactivated

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