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• IPA: /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈpɹeɪz/

動詞

overpraise (third-person singular simple present overpraises, present participle overpraising, simple past and past participle overpraised)

1. To praise to an excessive degree.
   1. To do so toward a person.

      Near-synonyms: fawn, overflatter, toady; see also Thesaurus:suck up

      Those who are overpraised are the worst deceivers.

      • 1978 April 29, Michael Bronski, “Notes on a Necessary Gay Film”, in Gay Community News, page 15:

        There may be a tendency in the gay press to overpraise the film. It is after all a major movie by and about gay people. […] One would think that it is what gays concerned with the media have been waiting for.

   2. To do so toward a thing or idea.

      Near-synonyms: overcelebrate, oversell, overvalue

      He was overpraising the restaurant so much that we began to distrust the motivations behind his review.

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名詞

overpraise (uncountable)

1. Excessive praise.
   1. Excessive praise of a person.

      Near-synonyms: flattery, glazing

   2. Excessive praise of a thing or idea.

      Near-synonyms: overselling, overvaluation

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