overrate

See also: over-rate and over rate

English

Alternative forms

over-rate

Etymology

over- +‎ rate

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌəʊvəˈɹeɪt/
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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.

Translations

to esteem too highly

Bulgarian: надценявам (bg) (nadcenjavam)
Catalan: sobrevalorar (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 高估 (zh) (gāogū)
Dutch: overschatten (nl)
Finnish: yliarvostaa
French: surévaluer (fr), surestimer (fr), surfaire (fr), surcoter (fr)
German: überbewerten (de)
Greek: υπερτιμώ (el) (ypertimó), υπερεκτιμώ (el) (yperektimó)
Icelandic: ofmeta
Japanese: 過大評価する (kadaihyōka suru), 買い被る (kaikaburu)
Portuguese: sobrestimar, superestimar (pt)
Russian: переоце́нивать (ru) impf (pereocénivatʹ), переоцени́ть (ru) pf (pereocenítʹ)
Spanish: sobrevalorar (es), sobreestimar (es)
Turkish: abartmak (tr)

Noun

overrate (plural overrates)

An excessive estimate or rate.

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