overestimate

tr.v., -mat·ed, -mat·ing, -mates.

1. To estimate too highly.
2. To esteem too greatly.

overestimate o'ver·es'ti·mate (-mĭt) n.
overestimation o'ver·es'ti·ma'tion n.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: an appraisal that is too high
  Synonyms: overestimation, overvaluation, overappraisal

Meaning #2: a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high
  Synonyms: overestimation, overrating, overreckoning

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The verb overestimate has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: make too high an estimate of
  Synonym: overrate
  Antonym: underestimate (meaning #3)

Meaning #2: assign too high a value to
  Synonym: overvalue
  Antonym: underestimate (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - overvurdere
n. - overvurdering

Nederlands (Dutch)
overschatten

Français (French)
v. tr. - surestimer
n. - surestimation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Überschätzung
v. - überschätzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υπερεκτίμηση
v. - υπερεκτιμώ, υπερτιμώ

Italiano (Italian)
sopravvalutare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - avaliação excessiva
v. - superestimar

Русский (Russian)
переоценивать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - sobrestimar, sobrevalorar
n. - sobrevalorado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - överskattning
v. - överskatta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
评价过高, 过高的评价, 过高的估计

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 評價過高
n. - 過高的評價, 過高的估計

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 과대 평가하다, 지나치게 어림하다
n. - 과대평가

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 過大評価する, 買いかぶる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تقدير مبالغ فيه (فعل) يبالغ في التقدير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הפריז בהערכה‬
n. - ‮הערכה מופרזת‬

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