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Definition of overrate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

overrate

verb
 
/ˌəʊvəˈreɪt/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈreɪt/
[usually passive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they overrate
 
/ˌəʊvəˈreɪt/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈreɪt/
he / she / it overrates
 
/ˌəʊvəˈreɪts/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈreɪts/
past simple overrated
 
/ˌəʊvəˈreɪtɪd/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈreɪtɪd/
past participle overrated
 
/ˌəʊvəˈreɪtɪd/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈreɪtɪd/
-ing form overrating
 
/ˌəʊvəˈreɪtɪŋ/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈreɪtɪŋ/
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  1. overrate somebody/something to have too high an opinion of somebody/something; to put too high a value on somebody/something
    • In my opinion, Hirst's work has been vastly overrated.
    opposite underrateTopics Opinion and argumentc2
See overrate in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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noun
 
 
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