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[ verb oh-ver-es-tuh-meyt; noun oh-ver-es-tuh-mit ] / verb ˌoʊ vərˈɛs təˌmeɪt; noun ˈoʊ vərˈɛs tə mɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR overestimate ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object), o·ver·es·ti·mat·ed, o·ver·es·ti·mat·ing.to estimate at too high a value, amount, rate, or the like: Don't overestimate the car's trade-in value. to hold in too great esteem or to expect too much from: Don't overestimate him—he's no smarter than you are. nounan estimate that is too high. Origin of overestimateFirst recorded in 1815–25; over- + estimate OTHER WORDS FROM overestimateo·ver·es·ti·ma·tion, nounWords nearby overestimateoveregg, overelaborate, overemphasis, overemphasize, overenthusiastic, overestimate, overexcite, overexcited, overexert, overexpansion, overexpose Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for overestimatePeople also have a tendency to overestimate how moral they have been. It’s Official: Religion Doesn’t Make You More Moral|Elizabeth Picciuto|September 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST Say that survey findings are a 1% overestimate of the true incidence. Guns Don't Make You Safer, Ctd.|David Frum|December 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST Both men and women overestimate inflation, but women tend to overestimate it much more. Women Notice Inflation More than Men|Megan McArdle|November 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST On the whole they were pessimistic, and tended to overestimate how high taxes were. Tea Partiers Still Out to Lunch|Noah Kristula-Green|March 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It's hard to overestimate Olbermann's importance to MSNBC since his second stint with the network began in 2003. Olbermann Should Apologize|Howard Kurtz|November 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST Be it considered, also, that men often overestimate their capacity for evil. Fancy's Show-Box (From "Twice Told Tales")|Nathaniel Hawthorne It is easy to overestimate both; and both have been over-estimated. A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895)|George Saintsbury We cannot overestimate the harm of Sol´o-mon's influence in this direction. Outline Studies in the Old Testament for Bible Teachers|Jesse Lyman Hurlbut You do not overestimate her, Mrs. Manning, and I am glad you like her. In the Van; or, The Builders|John Price-Brown We cannot overestimate the importance of a thorough familiarity with the Bible. Pleasure & Profit in Bible Study|Dwight Moody
British Dictionary definitions for overestimate
verb (ˌəʊvərˈɛstɪˌmeɪt)(tr) to value or estimate too highly noun (ˌəʊvərˈɛstɪmɪt)an estimate that is too high Derived forms of overestimateoverestimation, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to overestimatewiden, magnify, augment, bloat, escalate, exaggerate, enlarge, pad, boost, expand, maximize, enhance, inflate, aggravate, overstate, overrate, misread, misinterpret, err, undervalue |