The Collaborative International Dictionary
Overread
Overread \O`ver*read"\, v. t.
To read over, or peruse.
--Shak.
Wiktionary
overread
vb. 1 (context obsolete English) To read over, or peruse. (10th-19th c.) 2 (context transitive English) To interpret something to a greater degree, or in a more positive way, than appropriate; read too in-depth; overinterpret; overanalyze.