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Meaning of OVERRATE

Pronunciation:  `owvur'reyt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [v]  make too high an estimate of; "He overestimated his own powers"
 
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 Synonyms: overestimate
 
 Antonyms: underestimate, underrate
 
 See Also: misjudge, overcapitalise, overcapitalize

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \O`ver*rate"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overrated}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Overrating}.]
To rate or value too highly.

  2. \O"ver*rate`\, n.
An excessive rate. [R.] --Massinger.
 

 

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