Definitions

oversell

[oh-ver-sel] / ˌoʊ vərˈsɛl /

VERB

overrate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exaggerate magnify overestimate overvalue

STRONG

exceed overpraise

WEAK

assess too highly build up expect too much of make too much of overassess overesteem overprize overreckon rate too highly think too highly of think too much of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

play down

WEAK

underrate undervalue

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Oversell, ō-vėr-sel′, v.t. and v.i. to sell too dear: to sell more than exists, of stock, &c.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

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