verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To calculate as being greater than is actually the case

   "Meanwhile, Mr. Blair began, as anxious people will do, to overcalculate the lapse of time."

Synonyms

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exaggerateexaggerateidealizeoverestimateoverestimateoverreact

Example

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"Meanwhile, Mr. Blair began, as anxious people will do, to overcalculate the lapse of time."

Etymology

From over- + calculate.

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