He overrated his strength and soon had to ask for help. His fortune has been greatly overrated.
SYNONYM(S): overvalue, overestimate.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ver|tim|e|ter — «vur TIHM uh tuhr», noun. an instrument that measures the rate of climb or descent of an aircraft … Useful english dictionary
con|ver|sion — «kuhn VUR zhuhn, shuhn», noun. 1. the act or process of converting; a changing or turning; change: »Heat causes the conversion of water into steam. Scientists are working on the conversion of salt water into fresh water. 2. the change from one… … Useful english dictionary
o|ver|es|ti|mate — «verb. OH vuhr EHS tuh mayt; noun. OH vuhr EHS tuh miht», verb, mat|ed, mat|ing, noun. –v.t., v.i. to estimate at too high a value, amount, or rate: »Men often overestimate their capacity for evil (Hawthorne). SYNONYM(S): overrate. –n … Useful english dictionary
o|ver|heat — «verb. OH vuhr HEET; noun. OH vuhr HEET», verb, noun. –v.t., v.i. 1. to heat too much: »Runing for home through the snowstorm, he got overheated and later got a chill. It may be found that the rocket overheats in spite of this cooling (D. Hurden) … Useful english dictionary
turn|o|ver — «TURN OH vuhr», noun, adjective. –noun. 1. the act of turning upside down; overturn; upset. 2. the number of people hired to replace workers who leave or are dismissed. 3. the amount of changing from one job to another; rate at which new workers… … Useful english dictionary
Overrate — O ver*rate , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overrating}.] To rate or value too highly; to overestimate. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Overrate — O ver*rate , n. An excessive rate. [R.] Massinger. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Overrated — Overrate O ver*rate , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overrating}.] To rate or value too highly; to overestimate. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Overrating — Overrate O ver*rate , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overrating}.] To rate or value too highly; to overestimate. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overrate — o•ver•rate [[t]ˌoʊ vərˈreɪt[/t]] v. t. rat•ed, rat•ing to rate or appraise too highly • Etymology: 1580–90 … From formal English to slang
