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over estimate

[v. oh-ver-es-tuh-meyt; n. oh-ver-es-tuh-mit]

o·ver·es·ti·mate

[v. oh-ver-es-tuh-meyt; n. oh-ver-es-tuh-mit] verb, -mat·ed, -mat·ing, noun
verb (used with object)
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 great esteem or to expect too much from: Don't overestimate him—he's no smarter than you are.
noun
3.
an estimate that is too high.

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Over estimate is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

Origin:
1815–25; over- + estimate

o·ver·es·ti·ma·tion, noun
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