overrate
verb (used with object)
to rate or appraise too highly; overestimate.
has been overrating
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present perfect progressiveof overrate (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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THE most important single result of the Twining mission is a solid conclusion: the U.S. has been overrating Soviet airpower.
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