Overstate \O`ver*state"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overstated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Overstating.]
To state in too strong terms; to exaggerate. --Fuller.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
overstate
v : to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to
romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South'
imagery" [syn: exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyerbolise,
magnify, amplify] [ant: understate]
WordNet (r) 2.0
84 Moby Thesaurus words for "overstate":
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, garble, gild, gloss, gloss over,
go to extremes, hyperbolize, idealize, inflate, lay it on, magnify,
make much of, mask, miscite, miscolor, misquote, misreport,
misrepresent, misstate, misteach, overappraise, overassess,
overcalculate, overcharge, overcount, overdo, overdraw,
overemphasize, overesteem, overestimate, overmeasure, overpaint,
overpraise, overprize, overrate, overreach, overreact,
overreact to, overreckon, oversell, overspeak, overstress,
overvalue, pad, parody, pervert, pile it on, puff, slant, strain,
stretch, stretch the truth, talk big, talk in superlatives,
titivate, tout, travesty, trick out, twist, understate, varnish,
warp, whitewash, wrench
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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