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overrated

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o⋅ver⋅rate

  [oh-ver-reyt]
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–verb (used with object), -rat⋅ed, -rat⋅ing.
to rate or appraise too highly; overestimate: I think you overrate their political influence.
Origin:
1580–90; over- + rate 1

Synonyms:
overpraise, overesteem, magnify.
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o·ver·rate   (ō'vər-rāt')   
tr.v.   o·ver·rat·ed, o·ver·rat·ing, o·ver·rates
To overestimate the merits of; rate too highly.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

overrate 
1611, from over + rate (v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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