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Undervalue vs Overvalue - What's the difference?

undervalue | overvalue |

As verbs the difference between undervalue and overvalue

is that undervalue is to underestimate, or assign too low a value to while overvalue is to assign an excessive value to something.

undervalue

English

Verb

  • To underestimate, or assign too low a value to.
  • To have too little regard for.
  • * Atterbury
  • In comparison of it I undervalued all ensigns of authority.
  • * Dryden
  • I write not this with the least intention to undervalue the other parts of poetry.

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    overvalue

    English

    Verb

    (overvalu)
  • To assign an excessive value to something.