Overestimate
11overestimate — o|ver|es|ti|mate1 [ˌəuvərˈestımeıt US ˌou ] v [T] 1.) to think something is better, more important etc than it really is ≠ ↑underestimate ▪ He tends to overestimate his own abilities. ▪ The importance of training in health and safety cannot be… …
12overestimate — overestimation, n. v. /oh veuhr es teuh mayt /; n. /oh veuhr es teuh mit/, v., overestimated, overestimating, n. v.t. 1. to estimate at too high a value, amount, rate, or the like: Don t overestimate the car s trade in value. 2. to hold in too… …
13overestimate — verb to judge too highly Experts overestimate the level of harm of cigarettes. Ant: underestimate …
14overestimate — o|ver|es|ti|mate1 [ ,ouvər estı,meıt ] verb transitive 1. ) to consider something to be better than it really is 2. ) to make a mistake by guessing an amount, number, etc. that is too high ╾ o|ver|es|ti|ma|tion [ ,ouvər,estı meıʃn ] noun uncount… …
15overestimate — [ˌəʊvərˈestɪˌmeɪt] verb [T] to think that something is better or bigger than it really is Ant: underestimate overestimate [ˌəʊvərˈestɪmət] noun [C] …
16overestimate — Synonyms and related words: aggrandize, amplify, ballyhoo, build up, burlesque, caricature, carry too far, draw the longbow, exaggerate, exaggeration, go to extremes, hyperbolize, idealize, idolize, lay it on, magnify, make much of, overappraisal …
17overestimate — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. overvalue, overprice, overrate; see exaggerate , exceed …
18overestimate — o·ver es·ti·mate || ‚əʊvÉ™(r) estɪmeɪt v. overrate, overvalue; estimate as being greater than it actually is …
19overestimate — verb form too high an estimate of. noun an excessively high estimate. Derivatives overestimation noun …
20overestimate — v. a. Overvalue, overprize, overrate, make too much of …
