overestimate

4 definitions found

overestimate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Overestimate \O`ver*es"ti*mate\, v. t.
     1. To estimate too highly.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Hence: To overvalue.
        [PJC]

  Overestimate \O`ver*es"ti*mate\, n.
     An estimate that is too high; as, an overestimate of the
     vote.
     [1913 Webster]

overestimate - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  overestimate
      n 1: an appraisal that is too high [syn: overestimate,
           overestimation, overvaluation, overappraisal]
      2: a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high
         [syn: overestimate, overestimation, overrating,
         overreckoning]
      v 1: make too high an estimate of; "He overestimated his own
           powers" [syn: overestimate, overrate] [ant:
           underestimate, underrate]
      2: assign too high a value to; "You are overestimating the value
         of your old car" [syn: overvalue, overestimate] [ant:
         underestimate, undervalue]

overestimate - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  57 Moby Thesaurus words for "overestimate":
     aggrandize, amplify, ballyhoo, build up, burlesque, caricature,
     carry too far, draw the longbow, exaggerate, exaggeration,
     go to extremes, hyperbolize, idealize, idolize, lay it on, magnify,
     make much of, overappraisal, overappraise, overassess,
     overassessment, overcalculate, overcalculation, overcharge,
     overcommend, overcount, overdo, overdraw, overesteem,
     overestimation, overlaud, overmeasure, overpraise, overprize,
     overrate, overrating, overreach, overreact, overreact to,
     overreaction, overreckon, overreckoning, oversell, overspeak,
     overstate, overstatement, overstress, overvaluation, overvalue,
     pile it on, puff, stretch, stretch the truth, talk big,
     talk in superlatives, tout, travesty