overread
About 0.01 uses per million words.
Meaning
- verb To read over, or peruse. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
- verb To interpret something to a greater degree, or in a more positive way, than appropriate; read in too much depth; overinterpret; overanalyze.
- verb To read too much or excessively. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- adjective Having read too much.
Similar words
read over overgo overlook overpeer underread overheal overcark overheave oversweep overleap
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