Definition of overrate
: to rate, value, or estimate too highly
- overrates his importance to the team
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Examples of overrate in a Sentence
The coach tends to overrate the players on his own team.
I think the critics seriously overrated that movie.
Recent Examples of overrate from the Web
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Those who didn’t like Washington’s side of the Alex Smith trade couldn’t help but overrate third-year corner Kendall Fuller, who was shipped to Kansas City in that deal.
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His politics were revolutionary but, like most of the English Romantics, his poetry was overrated.
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Those who didn’t like Washington’s side of the Alex Smith trade couldn’t help but overrate third-year corner Kendall Fuller, who was shipped to Kansas City in that deal.
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Those who didn’t like Washington’s side of the Alex Smith trade couldn’t help but overrate third-year corner Kendall Fuller, who was shipped to Kansas City in that deal.
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In every aspect that Percy is overrated, Mary shines.
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The discussion took a heated turn when reporter Adam Lukach suggested the dish might be a touch overrated, and editor Lauren Chval insisted there could not be a rating too high for mac and cheese.
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Narcissists tend to overrate their talents and respond with anger to criticism.
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The company arguably overrates its pipeline, but has several promising medicines in development.
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First Known Use of overrate
1599
OVERRATE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of overrate for English Language Learners
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: to rate, value, or praise (someone or something) too highly
OVERRATE Defined for Kids
Definition of overrate for Students
overrated;
overrating
: to value or praise too highly
- The restaurant is overrated.
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