English Dictionary
◊ OVERESTIMATE
overestimate
n 1: an appraisal that is too high [syn: {overestimation}, {overvaluation},
{overappraisal}]
2: a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high
[syn: {overestimation}, {overrating}, {overreckoning}]
v 1: make too high an estimate of; "He overestimated his own
powers" [syn: {overrate}] [ant: {underestimate}]
2: assign too high a value to [syn: {overvalue}] [ant: {undervalue},
{undervalue}]