English Explanatory Dictionary

overrate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To esteem too highly; to give greater praise than due.
  2. To overstate or overestimate in amount, extent, degree, etc.
noun
  1. An excessive estimate or rate.

Pronunciation

/ˌəʊvəˈɹeɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overrate.wav

Word forms

overrate overrates overrating overrated over-rate

Etymology

From over- + rate.

Synonyms

overflatter overpraise apple-polish bootlick bow and scrape brownnose butter up dickride duchess fawn fawn over fellate flannel honey around honey up kiss someone's ass kiss someone's ring kiss up kowtow lick someone's ass lick someone's balls overrate suck up toady overapproximate overreckon overestimate overhold overstate overthink

Antonyms

understate misunderestimate sell short underapproximate underestimate underguess underjudge underrate underreckon

Derived words

overrater
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