English to English
overestimate
(,/oU/v/@/r'/E/st/@/,m/I/t
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noun (n)
- an appraisal that is too high(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high(noun.cognition)source: wordnet30
- An estimate that is too high; as, an overestimate of the vote.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- make too high an estimate of(verb.cognition)Example:
He overestimated his own powers.
source: wordnet30 - assign too high a value to(verb.cognition)source: wordnet30
- To estimate too highly; to overvalue.(verb)source: webster1913