overestimate

(ō′vər estə māt′; for n. ōvər es′tə mit)

transitive verb overestimated, overestimating

to set too high an estimate on or for

noun

an estimate that is too high

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See overestimate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb o·ver·es·ti·mat·ed, o·ver·es·ti·mat·ing, o·ver·es·ti·mates
  1. To estimate too highly.
  2. To esteem too greatly.

Related Forms:

  • oˌver·esˈti·mate (-mĭt) noun
  • oˌver·esˌti·maˈtion noun

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