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over-impress
verb[ T or I ]
(alsooverimpress)uk /ˌəʊ.vər.ɪmˈpres/ us /ˌoʊ.vɚ.ɪmˈpres/
to cause someone to feel much more admiration or respect than is usual or normal:
He was not in the least over-impressed by her public position and was a lot of fun to be with.
He is trying his hardest and I think maybe he is trying sometimes to overimpress.
Kate is not a big spender nor is she overimpressed by wealth.
There was nothing particularly wrong with the place, but it didn't over-impress.
The word was that they were not over-impressed with his attitude and would be willing to let him go.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Showing respect and admiration
admiration
admire
admiring
admiringly
approving
approvingly
forelock
freedom
fulsome
fulsomely
fulsomeness
glorify
grovelling
pay your respectsidiom
philogynist
philogyny
put someone on a pedestalidiom
regild
respectfully
worshipful
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