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- overstate [{{t}}‚əʊvə'steɪt]transitive verbexagérer;∎ the importance of this factor cannot be overstated on ne saurait insister suffisamment sur l'importance de ce facteur
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overstate — UK US /ˌəʊvəˈsteɪt/ verb [T] ► to describe or explain something in a way that makes it seem more important or serious than it really is: »The shareholders seem to think that the executive board is overstating the case for a merger. greatly/vastly … Financial and business terms
Overstate — O ver*state , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overstated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overstating}.] To state in too strong terms; to exaggerate. Fuller. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overstate — index distort, magnify, misrepresent, overestimate, slant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
overstate — (v.) 1630s, assume too much grandeur, from OVER (Cf. over) + STATE (Cf. state) (n.1). Meaning state too strongly attested 1803, OVER (Cf. over) + STATE (Cf. state) (v.). Related: Overstated … Etymology dictionary
overstate — [v] exaggerate amplify, blow out of proportion*, boast, boost, brag, build up, embellish, embroider, emphasize, enlarge, exalt, expand, fabricate, fudge*, heighten, hike, inflate, lay it on thick*, lie, magnify, misquote, misreport, misrepresent … New thesaurus
overstate — ► VERB ▪ exaggerate or state too emphatically. DERIVATIVES overstatement noun … English terms dictionary
overstate — [ō′vər stāt΄] vt. overstated, overstating to give an extravagant or magnified account of (facts, truth, etc.); exaggerate overstatement n … English World dictionary
overstate — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈsteɪt] / US [ˌoʊvərˈsteɪt] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms overstate : present tense I/you/we/they overstate he/she/it overstates present participle overstating past tense overstated past participle overstated formal to… … English dictionary
overstate — overstatement, n. /oh veuhr stayt /, v.t., overstated, overstating. to state too strongly; exaggerate: to overstate one s position in a controversy. [1630 40; OVER + STATE] Syn. overstress, embroider, magnify. * * * … Universalium
overstate — verb Overstate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑case, ↑extent, ↑importance … Collocations dictionary
overstate — /oʊvəˈsteɪt / (say ohvuh stayt) verb (t) (overstated, overstating) to state too strongly; exaggerate in statement: to overstate one s case. –overstatement, noun …
