overpraise

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Excessive praise.; Excessive praise of a person. uncountable
    — Near-synonyms: flattery, glazing
  2. Excessive praise.; Excessive praise of a thing or idea. uncountable
    — Near-synonyms: overselling, overvaluation
动词 v.
  1. To praise to an excessive degree.; To do so toward a person.
    — Near-synonyms: fawn, overflatter, toady; see also Thesaurus:suck up
  2. To praise to an excessive degree.; To do so toward a thing or idea.
    — Near-synonyms: overcelebrate, oversell, overvalue

词形变化

overpraises present,singular,third-person overpraising participle,present overpraised participle,past overpraised past

词汇关系

衍生词
overpraiser
相关词
overappraise overappraisal

词源

词源 1
From Middle English overpreisen, equivalent to over- + praise.
词源 2
From Middle English overpreisen, equivalent to over- + praise.
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