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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌəʊvə^rˈsteɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌoʊvɚˈsteɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ō′vər stāt′)

Inflections of 'overstate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

overstates: v 3rd person singular

overstating: v pres p

overstated: v past

overstated: v past p

o•ver•state /ˌoʊvɚˈsteɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -stat•ed, -stat•ing.

to state too strongly;
exaggerate:to overstate a problem.

See -stat-.

o•ver•state (ō′vər stāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -stat•ed, -stat•ing.

to state too strongly;
exaggerate:to overstate one's position in a controversy.

over- + state 1630–40

o′ver•state′ment, n.

overstress, embroider, magnify.

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overstate /ˌəʊvəˈsteɪt/ vb

(transitive) to state too strongly; exaggerate or overemphasize

ˈoverˌstatement n

'overstate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

exaggerate - longbow - magnify

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Synonyms: overstress, expand upon, amplify, emphasize, exaggerate, more...

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