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Overrate vs Overstate - What's the difference?

overrate | overstate |

As verbs the difference between overrate and overstate

is that overrate is to esteem too highly; to give greater praise than due while overstate is to exaggerate; to state or claim too much.

overrate

English

Alternative forms

* over-rate

Verb

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

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To exaggerate; to state or claim too much.
  • I think it is overstating matters to say that an hour online is spending all night on the computer.
    He was suggested not to overstate at the interview.

    Synonyms

    * exaggerate

    Antonyms

    * understate

    Derived terms

    * overstatement