overvalue
verb/ˌəʊvəˈvæljuː/
/ˌəʊvərˈvæljuː/
[often passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they overvalue | /ˌəʊvəˈvæljuː/ /ˌəʊvərˈvæljuː/ |
| he / she / it overvalues | /ˌəʊvəˈvæljuːz/ /ˌəʊvərˈvæljuːz/ |
| past simple overvalued | /ˌəʊvəˈvæljuːd/ /ˌəʊvərˈvæljuːd/ |
| past participle overvalued | /ˌəʊvəˈvæljuːd/ /ˌəʊvərˈvæljuːd/ |
| -ing form overvaluing | /ˌəʊvəˈvæljuːɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvərˈvæljuːɪŋ/ |
- overvalue something to put too high a value on something
- Intelligence cannot be overvalued.
- (business) overvalued currencies/stocks
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