verb
- placing too high a value or worth on something; estimating something as more valuable than it actually is
Usage: present participle of overvalue
Examples
- The company was overvaluing its assets before the audit.
- Investors were overvaluing tech stocks during the bubble.
- She realized she had been overvaluing his opinion all along.
- The appraiser warned against overvaluing the antique furniture.
- Critics accused the museum of overvaluing the painting’s historical significance.
- He was overvaluing his own contributions to the project.