overstate

o·ver·state

O0194300 (ō′vər-stāt′)tr.v. o·ver·stat·ed, o·ver·stat·ing, o·ver·states To state in exaggerated terms. See Synonyms at exaggerate.

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o′ver·state′ment n.

overstate

(ˌəʊvəˈsteɪt) vb (tr) to state too strongly; exaggerate or overemphasize ˈoverˌstatement n

o•ver•state

(ˌoʊ vərˈsteɪt)

v.t. -stat•ed, -stat•ing. to state too strongly. o•ver•state•ment (ˌoʊ vərˈsteɪt mənt, ˈoʊ vərˌsteɪt-) n.

overstate

Past participle: overstated
Gerund: overstating

Imperative
overstate
overstate

Present
I overstate
you overstate
he/she/it overstates
we overstate
you overstate
they overstate

Preterite
I overstated
you overstated
he/she/it overstated
we overstated
you overstated
they overstated

Present Continuous
I am overstating
you are overstating
he/she/it is overstating
we are overstating
you are overstating
they are overstating

Present Perfect
I have overstated
you have overstated
he/she/it has overstated
we have overstated
you have overstated
they have overstated

Past Continuous
I was overstating
you were overstating
he/she/it was overstating
we were overstating
you were overstating
they were overstating

Past Perfect
I had overstated
you had overstated
he/she/it had overstated
we had overstated
you had overstated
they had overstated

Future
I will overstate
you will overstate
he/she/it will overstate
we will overstate
you will overstate
they will overstate

Future Perfect
I will have overstated
you will have overstated
he/she/it will have overstated
we will have overstated
you will have overstated
they will have overstated

Future Continuous
I will be overstating
you will be overstating
he/she/it will be overstating
we will be overstating
you will be overstating
they will be overstating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been overstating
you have been overstating
he/she/it has been overstating
we have been overstating
you have been overstating
they have been overstating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been overstating
you will have been overstating
he/she/it will have been overstating
we will have been overstating
you will have been overstating
they will have been overstating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been overstating
you had been overstating
he/she/it had been overstating
we had been overstating
you had been overstating
they had been overstating

Conditional
I would overstate
you would overstate
he/she/it would overstate
we would overstate
you would overstate
they would overstate

Past Conditional
I would have overstated
you would have overstated
he/she/it would have overstated
we would have overstated
you would have overstated
they would have overstated

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

overstate - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, amplifymisinform, mislead - give false or misleading information tooveremphasise, overemphasize, overstress - place special or excessive emphasis on; "I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book"boast, brag, gasconade, shoot a line, vaunt, tout, gas, bluster, swash, blow - show offaggrandise, aggrandize, embellish, pad, embroider, lard, dramatise, dramatize, blow up - add details todownplay, minimise, understate, minimize - represent as less significant or important

overstate

verb exaggerate, overdo, overestimate, overemphasize, emphasize too much, hyperbolize The importance of health education cannot be overstated.

overstate

verbTo make (something) seem greater than is actually the case:exaggerate, hyperbolize, inflate, magnify, overcharge.Idioms: blow up out of proportion, lay it on thick, stretch the truth.

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