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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 over·draw /ˌovɚ/
 (vt.)拉過度,誇大,誇張(vi.)透支

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 O·ver·draw v. t. [imp. Overdrew p. p. Overdrawn p. pr. & vb. n. Overdrawing.]
 1. To exaggerate; to overdo.
 2. Banking To make drafts upon or against, in excess of the proper amount or limit; to draw more than the balance in one's account.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 overdraw
      v 1: draw more money from than is available; "She overdrew her
           account"
      2: to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to
         romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South'
         imagery" [syn: overstate, exaggerate, hyperbolize, hyerbolise,
          magnify, amplify] [ant: understate]
      [also: overdrew, overdrawn]