overrate C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas Also spelled over-rate US /ˌoʊvɚˈreɪt/ UK /ˌəʊvəˈreɪt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to value or assess too highly Critics warned readers not to overrate the novel's modest charms. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to value or assess too highly overestimateovervalueexaggerateoverprizemagnify ↔ Opposites underrateunderestimateundervalue Word family Derived forms overrated Related forms rateoverrated Etymology AI details From over- ('excessively') plus rate ('to estimate, value'), from Latin rata (pars) ('reckoned part'), from reri ('to reckon'). Means to value too highly. reri Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # overrate **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˌoʊvɚˈreɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌəʊvəˈreɪt/ ## Meanings 1. to value or assess too highly ## Examples - Critics warned readers not to overrate the novel's modest charms. ## Synonyms - overestimate - overvalue - exaggerate - overprize - magnify ## Antonyms - underrate - underestimate - undervalue ## Derived Forms - overrated ## Related Forms - rate - overrated ## Roots and Affixes - Root: reri ## Etymology From over- ('excessively') plus rate ('to estimate, value'), from Latin rata (pars) ('reckoned part'), from reri ('to reckon'). Means to value too highly. ## AI Etymology Overrate is from over- ('excessively') plus rate ('to estimate, value'), from Latin rata (pars) ('reckoned part'), from reri ('to reckon'). Means to value too highly. Important recorded forms include reri (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers to value or assess too highly. The wider family includes derived forms such as overrated and related words such as rate and overrated. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown