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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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