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Definition of Overstate
1. Verb. To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth. "Tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
Generic synonyms: Misinform, Mislead
Specialized synonyms: Overemphasise, Overemphasize, Overstress, Blow, Bluster, Boast, Brag, Gas, Gasconade, Shoot A Line, Swash, Tout, Vaunt, Aggrandise, Aggrandize, Blow Up, Dramatise, Dramatize, Embellish, Embroider, Lard, Pad
Derivative terms: Exaggeration, Exaggeration, Exaggeration, Hyperbole, Magnification, Overstatement
Antonyms: Understate
Definition of Overstate
1. v. t. To state in too strong terms; to exaggerate.
Definition of Overstate
1. Verb. To exaggerate; to state or claim too much. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Overstate
1. [v -STATED, -STATING, -STATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overstate
Literary usage of Overstate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Cycle of Adams Letters, 1861-1865 by Charles Francis Adams, Henry Adams (1920)
"They now do not overstate their success, nor boast of gains they have not made.
Still the war drags on. I scarcely know what to think of the prospect. ..."
2. Pamphlets on Forestry in Vermont (1899)
"A comparison of the fodder analyses (dry-matter basis) of the overstate and local
pasture (plucked) samples is shown in table 2. It TABLE 2. ..."
3. Students and the Present Missionary Crisis: Addresses Delivered Before the by International Convention (1910)
"It is equally impossible, and I speak as a missionary, to overstate the tremendous
opportunities that have been brought to us, as they exist in Persia, ..."
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