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overpraise

[ oh-ver-preyz ]

/ ˈoʊ vərˈpreɪz /

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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.

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Origin of overpraise

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

Words nearby overpraise

overpopulated, overpopulation, overpotential, overpower, overpowering, overpraise, overprescribe, overpressure, overprice, overpriced, overprint

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Example sentences from the Web for 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|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

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