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overrate

[oh-ver-reyt]

verb (used with object)

overrated, overrating 
  1. to rate or appraise too highly; overestimate.

    I think you overrate their political influence.

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overrate

/ ˌəʊəˈɪ /

verb

  1. (tr) to assess too highly

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of overrate1

First recorded in 1580–90; over- + rate 1
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Do you think, as Oliver does, that Jane Austen is overrated and limited in scope?

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Never one to miss an opportunity to be provocative, the controversial Australian responded to Raducanu's run by calling coaches "overrated".

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Early in my life, as a boy, a teenager and a young adult, I regarded money as vastly overrated.

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Jones called Djokovic "overrated" and a "has been" before adding "kick him out" - a reference to the player's 2022 deportation from Australia.

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Lewis became comfortable in the spotlight at an early age and that serves her well in hostile gyms where fans are chanting “overrated!”

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