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Meanings of overestimate in English

Portuguese
superestimar
Catalan
sobrevalorar

Assign too high a value to.

superestimar

An appraisal that is too high.

A calculation that results in an estimate that is too high.

Synonyms
Examples for "overrating"
Examples for "overrating"
1
Really, Mr Ralli, I fear you are greatly overrating your own sagacity.
The Pirate Island: A Story of the South Pacific
2
I have been suffering indisposition which was aggravated in reality by overrating its importance.
Memoir and Letters of Francis W. Newman
3
Let us duly appreciate, but be cautious of overrating, the advantage of religious education.
Female Scripture Biography, Volume I
4
There was no danger of his overrating his own poetry.
Roads from Rome
5
Don't you think, perhaps, that some of the fault lies with you for overrating women?
Dawn
Usage of overestimate in English
1
It's hard to overestimate the level of violence and instability in Honduras.
The Irish Times
2
So did the media overestimate the level of interest in Titanic 100?
The Irish Times
3
It is very easy to underestimate or, indeed, overestimate what is required.
The Irish Times
4
Organizations tend to overestimate how quickly they'll migrate to newer operating systems.
Wired
5
Omitting AD class and dosing information may overestimate pharmacotherapy for geriatric depression.
Pubmed
6
But it is easy to overestimate the weight of history and tradition.
The Port of Missing Men
7
Your count would overestimate blueberry output as a proportion of overall bagelry.
Wired
8
Unfortunately, you greatly overestimate the influence of the university or of academicians.
Physics and Beyond: Encounters and Conversations
9
The pure food legislation has already worked a benefit difficult to overestimate.
State of the Union Addresses
10
You do not overestimate your strengths, nor do you underestimate your enemies.
Jupiter War
11
Still, it's hard to overestimate deKolta's influence on his generation of magicians.
Hiding the Elephant
12
Be it considered, also, that men often overestimate their capacity for evil.
Twice-Told Tales
13
But I don't overestimate myself: I'm scum, like the rest of them.
Warlord of Kor
14
Prosecutors tend to overestimate how much evidence they need to present, he said.
Reuters
15
It is quite impossible to overestimate the significance of a place called Prosperous.
The Irish Times
16
However, missing data may have led to an overestimate of adherence.
Pubmed
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Overestimate through the time
Overestimate across language varieties
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