overstatev.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈsteɪt/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈsteɪt/

Forms: see over- prefix and state v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, state v.

Etymology: < over- prefix + state v.

†1. transitive. With it. To act with excessive pomp or self-importance; to act too tyrannically or autocratically. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > pomposity > be pompous or behave pompously [verb (intransitive)]

pompc1450

to talk biga1616

overstate1639

swell1795

pontificate1818

1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre iv. xix. 202 Or else that they should over-state it, turn tyrants, and onely exchange their slavery by becoming vassals to their own passions.

2. transitive. To exaggerate; to give undue emphasis or importance to; to state too strongly. Also occasionally intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > exaggerate [verb (transitive)] > in expression

amplifya1400

overtell1511

over-English1600

overspeak1611

stretch1674

romance1730

oversay1790

overstate1792

1792 T. Paine Rights of Man: Pt. Second App. 175 Mr. Pitt states it at 16,690,000. I know enough of the matter to say, that he has not overstated it.

1803 W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. 1 397/2 If Sir Francis Burdett has overstated the misgovernment of a prison, appropriated for the seditious, he [etc.].

1837 S. Smith Let. to Singleton in Wks. (1859) II. 279/2 I hate to overstate my case.

1838 H. H. Milman in E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. ii. 60/1 This is, perhaps, rather overstated.

1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets x. 324 To say that the Greeks had no conceits, is perhaps overstated.

1923 D. Sells Brit. Trade. Boards Syst. iv. ii. 259 The emphasis which reputable employers lay upon the benefit of Trade Boards..can hardly be overstated.

1965 New Statesman 14 May 775/1 His line overstates and under-praises, as in the paraphrase of a Cranach nude.

2002 Yorks. Post (Nexis) 31 Aug. To say that I have been rubbing shoulders with these sages is to overstate the case, perhaps.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overstate
释义	overstatev. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈsteɪt/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈsteɪt/ Forms: see over- prefix and state v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, state v. Etymology: < over- prefix + state v. †1. transitive. With it. To act with excessive pomp or self-importance; to act too tyrannically or autocratically. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > pomposity > be pompous or behave pompously [verb (intransitive)] pompc1450 to talk biga1616 overstate1639 swell1795 pontificate1818 1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre iv. xix. 202 Or else that they should over-state it, turn tyrants, and onely exchange their slavery by becoming vassals to their own passions. 2. transitive. To exaggerate; to give undue emphasis or importance to; to state too strongly. Also occasionally intransitive. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > exaggerate [verb (transitive)] > in expression amplifya1400 overtell1511 over-English1600 overspeak1611 stretch1674 romance1730 oversay1790 overstate1792 1792 T. Paine Rights of Man: Pt. Second App. 175 Mr. Pitt states it at 16,690,000. I know enough of the matter to say, that he has not overstated it. 1803 W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. 1 397/2 If Sir Francis Burdett has overstated the misgovernment of a prison, appropriated for the seditious, he [etc.]. 1837 S. Smith Let. to Singleton in Wks. (1859) II. 279/2 I hate to overstate my case. 1838 H. H. Milman in E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. ii. 60/1 This is, perhaps, rather overstated. 1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets x. 324 To say that the Greeks had no conceits, is perhaps overstated. 1923 D. Sells Brit. Trade. Boards Syst. iv. ii. 259 The emphasis which reputable employers lay upon the benefit of Trade Boards..can hardly be overstated. 1965 New Statesman 14 May 775/1 His line overstates and under-praises, as in the paraphrase of a Cranach nude. 2002 Yorks. Post (Nexis) 31 Aug. To say that I have been rubbing shoulders with these sages is to overstate the case, perhaps. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1639
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