1. giving excessive respect, admiration, or recognition to someone or something
Usage: present participle or gerund form of 'overhonor'; often implies that the degree of honor is disproportionate or undeserved

Examples

• The critics accused the museum of overhonoring a minor artist at the expense of more significant figures.
• By overhonoring tradition, the company failed to adapt to modern market demands.
• She worried about overhonoring her late grandfather's wishes if it meant sacrificing her own future.
• The school was overhonoring athletic achievements while neglecting academic excellence.
• He felt the award ceremony was overhonoring celebrities who had done little to earn such recognition.