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[ oh-ver-steyt ] / ˌoʊ vərˈsteɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR overstate ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object), o·ver·stat·ed, o·ver·stat·ing.to state too strongly; exaggerate: to overstate one's position in a controversy. Origin of overstateFirst recorded in 1630–40; over- + state SYNONYMS FOR overstateoverstress, embroider, magnify. SEE SYNONYMS FOR overstate ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM overstateo·ver·state·ment, nounWords nearby overstateoverspill, overspin, overspread, overstaff, overstand, overstate, overstay, overstayer, oversteer, overstep, overstitch Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for overstateIt is difficult to overstate how destructive the practice of dismembering ancient and medieval books is. Dismembering History: The Shady Online Trade in Ancient Texts|Candida Moss|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST Maher, and certainly conservative critics, overstate the extent to which liberals fail to make common cause with such folks. Bill Maher 1, Ben Affleck 0|Michael Tomasky|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST Or, not to overstate the case, it would have been like getting too far from a bathroom for the males among us 50 years later. P.J. O’Rourke on Grabbing the Keys to Happiness|P. J. O’Rourke|January 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST It's impossible to overstate the extent of the disaster this represents for the Middle East as a region. The Sectarian Calamity|Hussein Ibish|May 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It is impossible to overstate just how isolated and incongruous Lady Thatcher was when she entered Parliament in 1959. Margaret Thatcher: The Accidental Feminist|Amanda Foreman|April 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST It is impossible to overstate the misfortune of this temperament. It is very hard to overstate either if the trees are properly cared for. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Second Annual Meeting|Northern Nut Growers Association For all that, he could not overstate the importance of getting possession of the Hanway report the moment it was prepared. The President|Alfred Henry Lewis As it was, I had an affection for him which it would not be easy for me to overstate. In Direst Peril|David Christie Murray It would be easy, however, to overstate Jesuss relation to work. The Bible and Life|Edwin Holt Hughes
British Dictionary definitions for overstate
verb(tr) to state too strongly; exaggerate or overemphasize Derived forms of overstateoverstatement, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to overstateoverdo, magnify, emphasize, inflate, misrepresent, heighten, amplify, overestimate, overemphasize, lie, boast, fabricate, boost, enlarge, embellish, hike, exalt, pad, expand, puff |