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Definition of overstate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

overstate

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verb
NAmE//ˌoʊvərˈsteɪt//
 
overstate somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they overstate
 
he / she / it overstates
 
past simple overstated
 
-ing form overstating
 
 
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to say something in a way that makes it seem more important than it really is synonym exaggerate He tends to overstate his case when talking politics. The seriousness of the crime cannot be overstated. Her musical talent has been a little overstated. opposite understate
overstatement
 
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NAmE//ˈoʊvərˌsteɪtmənt//
 
noun [countable, uncountable] It is not an overstatement to say a crisis is imminent.See overstate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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