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[ oh-ver-preyz ] / ˈoʊ vərˈpreɪz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR overpraise ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object), o·ver·praised, o·ver·prais·ing.to praise excessively or unduly. nounexcessive or undeserved praise. Origin of overpraise1350–1400; Middle English overpreisen (v.); see over-, praise Words nearby overpraiseoverpopulated, overpopulation, overpotential, overpower, overpowering, overpraise, overprescribe, overpressure, overprice, overpriced, overprint Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for overpraiseEven if Zeitz does overpraise Nicolay and Hay as biographers, the story of their lifelong friendship is compelling. The Battle over President Lincoln’s Legacy|Tom LeClair|February 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST They seemed to be summed up in Horsham, according to her opinion, though she did not overpraise him. The Hall and the Grange|Archibald Marshall It is safer, and certainly more becoming, to overpraise than to undervalue and dispraise another. Concord Days|A. Bronson Alcott “You must not overpraise our little maid,” she warned Captain Enos reprovingly. A Little Maid of Massachusetts Colony|Alice Turner Curtis
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