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o·ver·play
 overplay
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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
overplays, overplaying, overplayed |
| definition 1: |
to act on an overestimation of (something), as in playing a hand in cards or reporting the significance of an event.
The newspaper overplayed the summit conference.- antonyms:
- downplay, underplay
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| definition 2: |
to exaggerate (something) when translating it into gesture or behavior; overact.
The actor overplayed his character's anger.- antonyms:
- underplay
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| related words: |
exaggerate, flourish, play |
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