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Definition overestimate in American English

overestimate verb

[transitive] verb
/ˌoʊvərˈestɪˌmeɪt/
1

to consider something to be better than it really is

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2

to make a mistake by guessing an amount, number, etc. that is too high

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Definition overestimate in American English