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overstate

[ oh-ver-steyt ]

verb (used with object)

overstated, overstating.
  1. to state too strongly; exaggerate:

    to overstate one's position in a controversy.

    Synonyms: , ,



overstate

/ ˌəʊəˈٱɪ /

verb

  1. tr to state too strongly; exaggerate or overemphasize
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDZˌٲٱ𳾱Գ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • v·ٲٱmԳ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of overstate1

First recorded in 1630–40; over- + state
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“I always thought the right overstated how judgmental my party was, and I’ll be candid with you, I have a deeper understanding now of that critique than I ever, ever, ever understood.”

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I had worked so hard to get where I was, and I take full responsibility for my lack of work-life boundaries, but my job fulfilled me in ways I can’t overstate.

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"I can't overstate just how stressful this is for people like me in this situation," she said.

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"Both sides are, for different reasons, overstating the importance of downsizing or abolishing the department, and neither side is paying as much attention to the stuff that would really fundamentally change federal education," he added.

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Per the Times, staffers with little experience working with federal contracts initially massively overstated the agency’s true savings, demanding waves of corrections.

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