verb

overestimate

overestimate

I think you overestimate his abilities.

I think you overestimate his abilities.

They overestimated the project's cost.

They overestimated the project's cost.

to overestimate ((sth./sb.)) to estimate (sth./sb.) to be larger, better, or more important than it really is We overestimated the time it would take.

Synonyms: overrate, overvalue; Antonyms: underestimate, underrate

From the prefix 'over-' (too much) and 'estimate' (to judge or calculate the value of something).

Think of making an 'estimate' and going 'over' the actual amount. You've judged it to be too high.

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