overrate
verb
over·rate
ˈō-vər-ˌrāt 
overrated; overrating; overrates
: to rate or value (someone or something) too highly
By grossly overrating the danger from Communist agents inside the United States, the scaremongering of the House Un-American Activities Committee boosted the impression that Communist monsters in general were a mythical breed.—
Norman Davies
Norman Davies… they have an undersized shooting guard … who so vastly overrates his abilities that he declined management's five-year, $50 million extension offer.—Jack McCallum
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Examples of overrate in a Sentence
The coach tends to overrate the players on his own team.
I think the critics seriously overrated that movie.
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Erin Strout, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
But sense is overrated with actors who can overcome all sensory competition through the singularity of their art.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
An objection that has been raised to Sharp’s general argument that attention in advertising is overrated is that the importance of attention may be higher in certain contexts, such as for high involvement products.
—Charles Taylor, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
When hard work matters While job recruiters and billionaires alike tout the value of a strong work ethic, Randolph isn’t the only person who thinks hard work is, at times, overrated.
—Megan Sauer, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2024
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“Overrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overrate. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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overrate
verb
over·rate
ˌō-və(r)-ˈrāt
: to rate, value, or estimate too highly
a book that was overrated
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