Etymology

overrated

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Today it means: Given an undue amount of credit for quality or merit in a field; not necessarily related to popularity. Full definition →

English rated ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer-
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overrated · adjective1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishrated
  8. English todayoverrated

From over- + rated.

overrated · verb2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishrate
  8. Englishoverrate
  9. English todayoverrated

From overrate + -ed.

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