Hypertext Webster Gateway: "overestimate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Overestimate \O`ver*es"ti*mate\, v. t.
To estimate too highly; to overvalue.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Overestimate \O`ver*es"ti*mate\, n.
An estimate that is too high; as, an overestimate of the
vote.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
overestimate
n 1: an appraisal that is too high [syn: {overestimation}, {overvaluation},
{overappraisal}]
2: a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high
[syn: {overestimation}, {overrating}, {overreckoning}]
v 1: make too high an estimate of; "He overestimated his own
powers" [syn: {overrate}] [ant: {underestimate}]
2: assign too high a value to; "You are overestimating the
value of your old car" [syn: {overvalue}] [ant: {undervalue},
{undervalue}]
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