Overact vs Exaggerate - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between overact and exaggerate

is that overact is to act in an exaggerated manner while exaggerate is to overstate, to describe more than is fact.

(en verb)

(performing arts) To act in an exaggerated manner.

He overacted his part.

(obsolete) To act upon, or influence, unduly.

* Milton

The hope of inheritance overacts them.

* overactor

* chew the scenery * ham it up

(exaggerat)

To overstate, to describe more than is fact.

I've told you a billion times not to exaggerate !

He said he'd slept with hundreds of girls, but I know he's exaggerating . The real number is about ten.

* overexaggerate * overstate

* (overstate) downplay, understate

* exaggeratedly * exaggeratingly * exaggerative * exaggeratively * exaggerativeness * exaggerator * exaggeratory