† over-cessv.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To rate or assess too highly. In passive in quot. 1611.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > misjudge [verb (transitive)] > over-estimate or overvalue
to make much (also little, nothing, too much, etc.) of (or on)c1395
to make of (also on)c1449
to make fair weather of1537
over-reckon1537
overmind1571
overween1588
overprize?1589
overcount1593
overvalue1597
overrate1599
wondernize1599
overhold1609
over-cess1611
overweight1613
overthinka1618
over-title1620
overcast1622
overmeasure1625
over-sum1628
overesteema1639
overproportion1642
outbid1688
overcharge1711
overestimate1797
overreach1822
overplay1835
maximize1866
maximate1881
out-reckon1898
fetishize1934
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Surtaxé, ouer-cessed,..surcharged.
Derivatives
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the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > [noun] > overestimation or overrating
overweening1554
over-cessing1611
overvaluing1612
overvaluation1622
overrating1651
overestimation1808
fetishization1934
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Surtaux, an ouer-cessing, ouer-rating.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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