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over act

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o⋅ver⋅act

  [oh-ver-akt]
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
to act in an exaggerated manner.
Origin:
1605–15; over- + act

Related forms:
o⋅ver⋅ac⋅tion, noun
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Word Origin & History

overact 
1611, "to go too far in action," from over + act (q.v.). Meaning "to play a part with too much emphasis, to chew the scenery" is from 1631.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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