overstate
verb (used with object), o·ver·stat·ed, o·ver·stat·ing.
Origin of overstate
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Related Words for overstate
overdo, magnify, emphasize, inflate, misrepresent, heighten, amplify, overestimate, overemphasize, lie, boast, fabricate, boost, enlarge, embellish, hike, exalt, pad, expand, puffExamples from the Web for overstate
Contemporary Examples of overstate
It is difficult to overstate how destructive the practice of dismembering ancient and medieval books is.
Maher, and certainly conservative critics, overstate the extent to which liberals fail to make common cause with such folks.
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.
It's impossible to overstate the extent of the disaster this represents for the Middle East as a region.
It is impossible to overstate just how isolated and incongruous Lady Thatcher was when she entered Parliament in 1959.
Historical Examples of overstate
It is not my wish to overstate it; yet I leave you to imagine what the risk may be.
Mistress WildingRafael Sabatini
As it was, I had an affection for him which it would not be easy for me to overstate.
In Direst PerilDavid Christie Murray
All such phrases as these must appear of course to overstate the case.
Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles DickensG. K. Chesterton
Yet it would be easy to overstate the lawlessness of the Panhandle.
Oh, You Tex!William Macleod Raine
While recognising this trait, then, let us not overstate either it or its consequences.
Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3)John Morley