overread

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English overreden, from Old English oferrǣdan (“to read over; read through; consider”), equivalent to over- +‎ read. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /əʊvəˈɹiːd/ (past tense, past participle, adjective) IPA(key): /əʊvəˈɹɛd/ === Verb === overread (third-person singular simple present overreads, present participle overreading, simple past and past participle overread) (obsolete) To read over, or peruse. [10th–19th c.] (ambitransitive) To interpret something to a greater degree, or in a more positive way, than appropriate; read in too much depth; overinterpret; overanalyze. To read too much or excessively. (Can we add an example for this sense?) ==== Antonyms ==== underread ==== Derived terms ==== === Adjective === overread (comparative more overread, superlative most overread) Having read too much. === Anagrams === overdare, overdear, read over