overrate
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.over·rate
transitive verb \ˈō-vər-ˌrāt\Definition of OVERRATE
: to rate, value, or estimate too highly <overrates his importance to the team>
Examples of OVERRATE
- The coach tends to overrate the players on his own team.
- <I think the critics seriously overrated that movie.>
First Known Use of OVERRATE
1610
Related to OVERRATE
- Synonyms
- overestimate, overvalue
- Antonyms
- underestimate, underrate, undervalue
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