2. To act upon, or influence, unduly. [Obs.]

The hope of inheritance overacts them.

Milton.

O`ver*act" (?), v. i. To act more than is necessary; to go to excess in

action. B. Jonson.

O"ver*ac"tion (?), n. Per&?;ormance to excess; exaggerated or excessive

action.

O`ver*af*fect" (?), v. t. To affect or care for unduly. [Obs.] Milton.

O`ver*ag"i*tate (?), v. t. To agitate or discuss beyond what is

expedient. Bp. Hall.

O"ver*all (?), adv. Everywhere. [Obs.] Chaucer.

O"ver*alls (?), n. pl. 1. A kind of loose trousers worn over others to

protect them from soiling.

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