OVERVALUE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does overvalue mean? 

• OVERVALUE (verb)
  The verb OVERVALUE has 1 sense:

1. assign too high a value to

  Familiarity information: OVERVALUE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OVERVALUE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they overvalue    ... he / she / it overvalues   
Past simple: overvalued   
Past participle: overvalued   
-ing form: overvaluing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Assign too high a value to

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

overestimate; overvalue

Context example:

You are overestimating the value of your old car

Hypernyms (to "overvalue" is one way to...):

value (fix or determine the value of; assign a value to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Antonym:

undervalue (assign too low a value to)

Derivation:

overvaluation (too high a value or price assigned to something)

overvaluation (an appraisal that is too high)