Overprize

Overprize
Overprize O`ver*prize", v. t. [Cf. {Overpraise}.] To prize excessively; to overvalue. --Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster]

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  • overprize — index magnify, overestimate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • overprize — [spelling only] …   English World dictionary

  • overprize — /oh veuhr pruyz /, v.t., overprized, overprizing. to prize too highly; overvalue. [1580 90; OVER + PRIZE2] * * * …   Universalium

  • overprize — v. a.; (also overrate) Overestimate, overvalue, make too much of …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • overprize — o ver•prize′ v. t. prized, priz•ing …   From formal English to slang

  • overprize — /oʊvəˈpraɪz/ (say ohvuh pruyz) verb (t) (overprized, overprizing) to prize to an excessive degree …  

  • overprize — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb 1. : to prize excessively : overvalue 2. obsolete : to exceed in value …   Useful english dictionary

  • Overpraise — O ver*praise , v. t. [Cf. {Overprize}, {Superpraise}.] To praise excessively or unduly. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • magnify — I verb add to, aggrandize, amplificare, amplify, augere, augment, balloon, boost, broaden, build up, cause growth, deepen, emphasize, enhance, enlarge, exaggerare, exaggerate, exalt, expand, extend, glorify, heighten, idealize, increase, increase …   Law dictionary

  • overestimate — I verb adulate, aggrandize, attach too much importance to, enlarge, estimate too highly, exaggerate, exalt, exceed, expand, extol, flatter, glorify, inflate, magnify, make too much of, maximize, misestimate, misjudge, misrepresent, overassess,… …   Law dictionary

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