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overrates

  • present tense form of overrate (3rd person singular).

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He also says his ideas are more relevant today than ever — especially as Americans develop an anti-science culture that, among other things, drastically overrates the significance of IQ tests.

From Salon • Dec. 28, 2024

Georgetown, which has played the nation's toughest schedule according to the RPI, is ranked 12th despite a 21-10 record, which probably overrates them by 10-20 spots.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2011

Sometimes it seems that Steiner overrates the importance of language; but to him the word is the very essence of humanity.

From Time Magazine Archive

She overrates her strength, does Peachie, and to-day her neuralgia is cruel.

From The Far Horizon by Malet, Lucas

"I am afraid Mr. Ernst greatly overrates my abilities and my worth," said she, a little constrainedly.

From Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks A Picture of New England Home Life by Pidgin, Charles Felton