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overprize

verb

Etymology

From over- + prize. See overpraise.

  1. derived from prēndō
  2. derived from prise
  3. inherited from prise
  4. formed as overprize — “over- + prize”

Definitions

  1. To prize excessively

    To prize excessively; to overvalue.

    • […] a very pardonable facility in the Parents themselves to overprize their own Children, while thy behold them through the vapors of affection which alter the appearance […]
    • [Mr. Balfe] has the gift—now rare, in late days—of melody, and a certain facile humour for the stage, which can hardly be over-prized.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA