Over-value

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of overvalue. alt-of, alternative

    "The people were more than prompt in their response, but they over-valued the raw troops which then swarmed to Washington. They believed that because the men felt like fighting, that they knew how to do it."

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"The people were more than prompt in their response, but they over-valued the raw troops which then swarmed to Washington. They believed that because the men felt like fighting, that they knew how to do it."

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