overstate
11overstate — /oʊvəˈsteɪt / (say ohvuh stayt) verb (t) (overstated, overstating) to state too strongly; exaggerate in statement: to overstate one s case. –overstatement, noun …
12overstate — transitive verb Date: 1803 to state in too strong terms ; exaggerate < overstated his qualifications > • overstatement noun …
13overstate — verb /ˌəʊ.vəˈsteɪt,ˌoʊ.vɚˈsteɪt/ To exaggerate; to state or claim too much. I think it is overstating matters to say that an hour online is spending all night on the computer. Ant: understate …
14overstate — Synonyms and related words: aggrandize, amplify, ballyhoo, belie, blow up, build up, burlesque, camouflage, caricature, carry too far, color, disguise, distort, draw the longbow, dress up, embellish, embroider, enlarge, exaggerate, falsify, fudge …
15overstate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. exaggerate, overclaim, overdo, overdraw, overembellish. See exaggeration.Ant., understate, minimize. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. overstress, expand upon, amplify, emphasize; see exaggerate , exceed .… …
16overstate — o|ver|state [ˌəuvəˈsteıt US ˌouvər ] v [T] to talk about something in a way that makes it seem more important, serious etc than it really is = ↑exaggerate ≠ ↑understate ▪ To say that all motorists speed in residential areas is overstating the… …
17overstate — o|ver|state [ ,ouvər steıt ] verb intransitive or transitive FORMAL to talk about something in a way that makes it seem more important, impressive, or severe than it really is: EXAGGERATE: He may have overstated his ability in the interview. a.… …
18overstate — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)ste͟ɪt[/t]] overstates, overstating, overstated VERB If you say that someone is overstating something, you mean they are describing it in a way that makes it seem more important or serious than it really is. [V n] The authors no doubt …
19overstate — v. exaggerate, hyperbolize, stretch the truth, embellish …
20overstate — verb state too emphatically; exaggerate. Derivatives overstatement noun …
