Overstate definition

ōvər-stāt

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overstated overstates overstating

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To state in exaggerated terms.

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To give an extravagant or magnified account of (facts, truth, etc.); exaggerate.

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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.

He was suggested not to overstate at the interview.

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Origin of overstate

over- +"Ž state.

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