overpromise

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Etymology

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From over- +‎ promise.

Verb

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overpromise (third-person singular simple present overpromises, present participle overpromising, simple past and past participle overpromised)

  1. To promise more than is delivered.
    Synonym: overcommit
    We don't want to overpromise.
    • 2008 December 6, Tiyana Grulovic, “Brows are a gal's best accessory”, in Globe and Mail[1]:
      So rather than posh skin creams that overpromise, a good brow job gives instant results.
    • 2022 October 5, “Network News: Private sector's role in a publicly-owned railway”, in RAIL, number 967, page 16:
      "[...] If the economy has tanked... then we don't want to over-promise and under-deliver."

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