Difference between Overrate and Overestimate

What is the difference between Overrate and Overestimate?

Overrate as a verb is to esteem too highly; to give greater praise than due. while Overestimate as a verb is to judge too highly:

Overrate

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To esteem too highly; to give greater praise than due.

Overestimate

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to judge too highly:

Example sentence: In our culture, many of us idealize love. We see it as some lofty cure-all for all of life's problems. Our movies and our stories and our history all celebrate it as life's ultimate goal, the final solution for all of our pain and struggle. And because we idealize love, we overestimate it. As a result, our relationships pay a price.

We hope you now know whether to use Overrate or Overestimate in your sentence.

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