overread

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Synonyms: overhead, overred, overlead, overtread, averred, overload, overzeal, overhear, overseas, overreach, overbear

Antonyms: overhead, overred, overlead, overtread, averred, overload, overzeal, overhear, overseas, overreach, overbear

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|obsolete}} To read over, or peruse. {{defdate|10th|19th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To [[interpret]] something to a greater degree, or in a more positive way, than appropriate; read [[in-depth|in too much depth]]; [[overinterpret]]; [[overanalyze]].
3. To read too much or excessively. {{rfex|en}}

Adjective

1. Having read too much.

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