overprize

verb

over·​prize ˌō-vər-ˈprīz 

overprized; overprizing

transitive verb

: to prize (something) too highly

overprized material possessions at the expense of happiness

In Britain, we still overprize physical courage, and equate it with heroism.

—Sarah Crompton

This organization is … given to credit and operating disasters. Historically, it has overprized vision and undervalued hands-on, day-to-day management …

—Carol J. Loomis and Antony J. Michels

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1589, in the meaning defined above