[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

overact \o`veract"\, v. t.
   1. to act or perform to excess; to exaggerate in acting; as,
      he overacted his part.
      1913 webster

   2. to act upon, or influence, unduly. obs.
      1913 webster

            the hope of inheritance overacts them. --milton.
      1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

overact \o`veract"\, v. i.
   to act more than is necessary; to go to excess in action.
   --b. jonson.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

overact
     v : exaggerate one's acting syn: ham it up, ham, overplay
         ant: underact
see also:
ham it up ham overplay underact 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

64 moby thesaurus words for "overact":
   act a part, affect, assume, carry too far, counterfeit, declaim,
   do a bit, dramatize, exaggerate, exhaust, fake, feign,
   go overboard, go to extremes, go too far, grimace, ham, ham it up,
   histrionize, know no bounds, make out like, mug, out-herod herod,
   overcarry, overdevelop, overdo, overdramatize, overdrive,
   overelaborate, overemphasize, overexercise, overexert, overexpend,
   overindulge, overlabor, overplay, overreact, overspend, overstrain,
   overstress, overstudy, overtask, overtax, overtrain, overuse,
   overwork, pass all bounds, play, play a part, play a scene,
   playact, pretend, protest too much, put on, put on airs, rant,
   roar, sham, simulate, spout, throw away, tug the heartstrings,
   underact, wear

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overact - definition by dict.die.net
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Allwords.com Definition of overact
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OVERACT - Definition
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