Antonyms for overrate


Grammar : Verb
Spell : oh-ver-reyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˌoʊ vərˈreɪt


Definition of overrate

Origin :
  • 1610s, from over- + rate (v.). Related: Overrated; overrating.
  • verb assign too much value, importance
Example sentences :
  • If you fancy that I exaggerate this power, or overrate its extent, listen to one fact.
  • Extract from : « Gerald Fitzgerald » by Charles James Lever
  • That I did not overrate the peril before me, events soon proved.
  • Extract from : « Confessions Of Con Cregan » by Charles James Lever
  • It is impossible to overrate the significance of this event.
  • Extract from : « The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa » by Paul Barron Watson
  • It is hard to overrate the consequences of the fall of New Orleans.
  • Extract from : « Four Years in Rebel Capitals » by T. C. DeLeon
  • Yet it would be impossible to overrate the delicacy of that situation.
  • Extract from : « On the Heels of De Wet » by The Intelligence Officer
  • It could not have been better; but I fear that you overrate it.
  • Extract from : « The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume II (of II) » by Charles Darwin
  • Self-love leads us to overrate the numbers of our negative constituency.
  • Extract from : « Medical Essays » by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
  • After such a severe handling, he was not likely to overrate his poetical talents.
  • Extract from : « The Printer Boy. » by William M. Thayer
  • "You overrate your talent for poetry," said Osborne to Ralph, at one of their interviews.
  • Extract from : « The Printer Boy. » by William M. Thayer
  • I hope that I do not overrate my own place in the estimation of society.
  • Extract from : « Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay » by George Otto Trevelyan

Synonyms for overrate

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