overstate

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 …   Australian English dictionary