One who overrates the importance of the understanding.
Defn: That partiality to himself by which a man overrates his own worth when compared with others.
It comes about, then, that the player constantly overrates himself, and in all good faith.
Does not Napoleon III gayly setting out for the frontier provide the spectacle par excellence of the player who overrates himself?
That partiality to himself by which a manoverrates his own worth when compared with others.
He overrates the importance of his office, as he will find when he arrives in London; but what is still worse, he overrates the importance of the opinions of others regarding the States.
He is the correspondent of General Miranda, that Don Roderigo knows well enough, and he overrates his influence with him if he thinks he can prevent him from engaging in any conspiracy against your authority.
I fear your Excellency overrates my influence with the citizens of Buenos Aires.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "overrates" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
