Overvalue

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Overvalue \O`ver*val"ue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overvalued}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Overvaluing}.]
     1. To value excessively; to rate at too high a price. "To
        overvalue human power." --Holyday.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. To exceed in value. [R.] --H. Brooke.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  overvalue
       v : assign too high a value to; "You are overestimating the
           value of your old car" [syn: {overestimate}] [ant: {undervalue},
            {undervalue}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  20 Moby Thesaurus words for "overvalue":
     adore, cherish, exaggerate, idealize, idolize, overappraise,
     overassess, overcalculate, overcount, overesteem, overestimate,
     overmeasure, overprize, overrate, overreact to, overreckon,
     overstate, prize, treasure, worship