OVERRATE

overestimate, overrate

(verb) make too high an estimate of; “He overestimated his own powers”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

overrate (third-person singular simple present overrates, present participle overrating, simple past and past participle overrated)

To esteem too highly; to give greater praise than due.

Noun

overrate (plural overrates)

An excessive estimate or rate.

Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*rate", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Overrating.]

Definition: To rate or value too highly.

O"ver*rate`, n.

Definition: An excessive rate. [R.] Massinger.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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