over-estimate
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English
Definitions
verb
- To judge or calculate too highly.“I overestimated the number of attendees, and bought far too much food for the party.”
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misestimateovergeneralisemiscalculateexagerateexaggregatemisguesstimateoveremphasisemisguessmischaracterisemisjudgemiscategoriseovercolormiscalibrateoverintellectualiseoverspellmisgage