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overvalue
CIDE DICTIONARY
overvalue, v. t.
- To value excessively; to rate at too high a price. Holyday. [1913 Webster]
- To exceed in value. H. Brooke. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
overvalue, v.tr. (-values, -valued, -valuing) value too highly; have too high an opinion of.
THESAURUS
overvalue
adore, cherish, exaggerate, idealize, idolize, overappraise, overassess, overcalculate, overcount, overesteem, overestimate, overmeasure, overprize, overrate, overreact to, overreckon, overstate, prize, treasure, worshipROGET THESAURUS
overvalue
Overestimation
VB overestimate, overrate, overvalue, overprize, overweigh, overreckon, overstrain, overpraise, eulogize, estimate too highly, attach too much importance to, make mountains of molehills, catch at straws, strain, magnify, exaggerate, set too high a value upon, think much of, make much of, think too much of, make too much of, outreckon, panegyrize, extol, extol to the skies, make the most of, make the best of, make the worst of, make two bites of a cherry, have too high an opinion of oneself.For further exploring for "overvalue" in Webster Dictionary Online