overquote

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verb

To give a quotation (price estimate) that is too high.

“a student who overquotes the works of Shakespeare”

Opposite
underquote
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Meanings

verboverquote (third-person singular simple present overquotes, present participle overquoting, simple past and past participle overquoted)

present singular third person overquotes · participle present overquoting · participle past overquoted · past overquoted

  1. ambitransitiveTo give a quotation (price estimate) that is too high.

    Antonyms: underquote

  2. ambitransitiveTo quote too much.

    a student who overquotes the works of Shakespeare

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo give a quotation (price estimate) that is too high.

Opposite
underquote

Origin

From over- + quote.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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