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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The arts are overrated, but the real estate is bubbling like the witch's cauldron in MacBeth.
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The Duomo at Milan was squat, ugly, overrated, and the hotel charges in that city were most exorbitant.
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I find, however, that I have overrated the strength that remains to me.
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But he overrated the amount of the resources at his disposal for his protection from the weight of aversion he had excited.
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My friends had spoken of her in glowing terms, and I went prepared to find her overrated.
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The value of language has been overrated; chiefly, of course, by the philologists.
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British Dictionary definitions for overrated

overrate

/ (ˌəʊvəˈreɪt) /

verb

(tr) to assess too highly

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Word Origin and History for overrated

overrate

1610s, from over- + rate (v.). Related: Overrated; overrating.

overrate

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

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