Verb
(third-person singular simple present overreads, present participle overreading, simple past and past participle overread)
- To interpret something to a greater degree, or in a more positive way, than appropriate; read too in-depth; overinterpret; overanalyze.
- To read too much or excessively.
Origin
From Middle English overreden, from Old English oferrǣdan (“to read over; read through; consider”), equivalent to over- + read.
