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overestimate |
3 definitions found 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 1.6 [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 [syn: {overvalue}] [ant: {undervalue}, {undervalue}]
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