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Overrate vs Overrake - What's the difference?

overrate | overrake |

As verbs the difference between overrate and overrake

is that overrate is to esteem too highly; to give greater praise than due while overrake is to rake over, or sweep across, from end to end, as waves break over a vessel anchored with its head to the sea.

overrate

English

Alternative forms

* over-rate

Verb

(en-verb)
  • To esteem too highly; to give greater praise than due.

    • overrake

    English

    Verb

    (overrak)
  • To rake over, or sweep across, from end to end, as waves break over a vessel anchored with its head to the sea.
    • (Webster 1913)