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Overvalue v. t. (past & past part. overvalued; pres. part. overvaluing)

To value excessively; to rate at too high a price. "To overvalue human power."

To exceed in value. (R.)

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Etymology of 'Overvalue'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Overvalue" Quotes from Famous Books

... must be even," I said, "and the only question is as to the worth of the horse. That you may not think I overvalue him, however, make it half that sum, or less, if these gentlemen think the horse has ...

— The Way of a Man • Emerson Hough

... great difference in ladies, in respect to the interest which they take in dress and ornaments. Some greatly undervalue them, some greatly overvalue them. ...

— Rollo in Geneva • Jacob Abbott

... sir, that there is danger, especially when people have not been accustomed to it, that they will greatly overvalue and misplace the real worth of prosperity; unless the mind has been steadied by another kind of experience, and has learnt to measure ...

— Queechy • Susan Warner

Words linked to "Overvalue" : undervalue, overvaluation