transitive verb
-·stat·ed, -·stat·ing to give an extravagant or magnified account of (facts, truth, etc.); exaggerate
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overstate
transitive verb
o·ver·stat·ed, o·ver·stat·ing, o·ver·statesTo state in exaggerated terms. See Synonyms at exaggerate.
Related Forms:
- o′ver·state′ment
noun
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present overstates, present participle overstating, simple past and past participle overstated)
- 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.
Origin
over- +"Ž state.
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