overrate

[ oh-ver-reyt ]

/ ˌoʊ vərˈreɪt /

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verb (used with object), o·ver·rat·ed, o·ver·rat·ing.

to rate or appraise too highly; overestimate: I think you overrate their political influence.

Nearby words

overproud, overqualified, overquick, overrake, overran, overrate, overreach, overreact, overrefine, overrefinement, overreliance

Origin of overrate

First recorded in 1580–90; over- + rate¹

SYNONYMS FOR overrate

overpraise, overesteem, magnify.

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Examples from the Web for overrate

"Perhaps you overrate your find, mademoiselle," he suggested, but with unconcealed interest.
Mlle. Fouchette|Charles Theodore Murray
This is an enormous advantage, the value of which it is hardly possible to overrate.
Household Administration|Various
But although we must do full justice to the force of suggestion, we must not overrate it.
Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology|C. G. Jung
In one department of learning, indeed, his proficiency was such as it is hardly possible to overrate.
Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3)|Thomas Babington Macaulay

To govern mankind, one must not overrate them: and to please an audience, as a speaker, one must not overvalue it.
The PG Edition of Chesterfield's Letters to His Son|The Earl of Chesterfield

British Dictionary definitions for overrate

overrate

/ (ˌəʊvəˈreɪt) /

verb

(tr) to assess too highly

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overrate

verb (used with object), o·ver·rat·ed, o·ver·rat·ing.

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overrate

verb