overhype

O1V4E1R1H4Y4P3E1

verb

To promote or publicize excessively.

OriginEnglish hype ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
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Meanings

verboverhype (third-person singular simple present overhypes, present participle overhyping, simple past and past participle overhyped)

present singular third person overhypes · participle present overhyping · participle past overhyped · past overhyped

  1. transitiveTo promote or publicize excessively.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
overadvertise

Origin

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

From over- + hype.

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Translations

Polish przehype'owywać, przehype'ować
  • przehype'owywaćTranslations
  • przehype'owaćTranslations
Spanish sobrepromocionar
  • sobrepromocionarTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

overhype. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overhype

MLA

“overhype.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overhype. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overhype,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overhype.

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