overpraise

[ oh-ver-preyz ]

/ ˈoʊ vərˈpreɪz /

to praise excessively or unduly.

excessive or undeserved praise.

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

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|DAILY BEAST
They seemed to be summed up in Horsham, according to her opinion, though she did not overpraise him.
The Hall and the Grange|Archibald Marshall
It is safer, and certainly more becoming, to overpraise than to undervalue and dispraise another.
Concord Days|A. Bronson Alcott
“You must not overpraise our little maid,” she warned Captain Enos reprovingly.
A Little Maid of Massachusetts Colony|Alice Turner Curtis

It would be difficult to overpraise the charm of Pasadena and its environs.
John L. Stoddard's Lectures, Vol. 10 (of 10)|John L. Stoddard
It would be hard to overpraise the sweetness and pleasing freshness of this charming epic.
Macmillan & Co.'s Catalogue September 1874|Various