verb
- to honor or show respect to someone or something excessively or more than is deserved or appropriate
Usage: third person singular present tense of 'overhonor'; formal or literary usage
Examples
- The critic overhonors the author's early work while ignoring its obvious flaws.
- Some argue that society overhonors celebrity athletes at the expense of teachers and scientists.
- He overhonors his mentor to such a degree that he cannot accept any constructive criticism from him.
- The institution overhonors tradition without considering modern needs.
- She felt her parents overhonored her achievements, which made her uncomfortable.