overpraise

[oh-ver-preyz]

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verb (used with object), o·ver·praised, o·ver·prais·ing.

to praise excessively or unduly.

noun

excessive or undeserved praise.

Origin of overpraise

1350–1400; Middle English overpreisen (v.); see over-, praise

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Related Words for overpraise

magnify, exaggerate, overestimate, overvalue, oversell, charm, honey, fawning, exaggeration, blandishment, incense, adulation, oil, baloney, wheedling, coaxing, ingratiation, overpraise, eyewash, cajolery

Examples from the Web for overpraise

Contemporary Examples of overpraise

Even if Zeitz does overpraise Nicolay and Hay as biographers, the story of their lifelong friendship is compelling.
The Battle over President Lincoln’s Legacy
Tom LeClair
February 8, 2014

Historical Examples of overpraise

With his patients he was so perfect at all points that it is hard to overpraise him.
Medical Essays
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Nothin' damages a gal, a preacher, or a lake, like overpraise.
The American Joe Miller
Various
It would be difficult to overpraise the work of this traveller.
Through the Heart of Patagonia
H. Hesketh Prichard
Overpraise and mispraise him as anybody may, he cannot be overpraised for this.
Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860
George Saintsbury
It is difficult to overpraise the ‘Imaginary Conversations.’
A Cursory History of Swearing
Julian Sharman