Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To state in exaggerated terms. synonym: exaggerate.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To exaggerate in statement; express or declare in too strong terms.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To state in too strong terms; to exaggerate.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
exaggerate ; tostate orclaim too much.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
Etymologies
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Examples
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The historic influence of American animation is impossible to overstate, which is why its decline has been so hard to swallow.
Sunday Toon Links Steve Hulett 2007
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The historic influence of American animation is impossible to overstate, which is why its decline has been so hard to swallow.
Archive 2007-08-01 Steve Hulett 2007
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PODESTA: Well, I think you could kind of overstate that, to some extent.
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That, Jason, I wouldn't, I wouldn't want to kind of overstate that there was a ton of buying in Q4 previously.
Healthcare Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha 2009
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While religious divisions exist, including some latent interreligious tensions, we should not overstate the capacity of religion to cause tension or division.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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It is hard to overstate the importance of the finds from Tillya Tepe.
The hill of gold 2011
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"I don't want to overstate any of this, it's a step in the right direction," the official said.
Afghanistan, Neighbors Discuss Next Steps Marc Champion 2011
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"I don't want to overstate any of this, it's a step in the right direction," the official said.
World Watch 2011
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Mr. Meyer notes that the measures also tend to overstate inflation and overcount the elderly.
How to Accurately Measure The Poor Remains Elusive Conor Dougherty 2011
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Even China Mobile's meager 3G subscriptions—the 2010 data show they rose to 20.7 million from 8.4 million at the end of 2009—overstate the benefit to the company.
Strategic Virtue No Financial Reward for China Mobile Investors Tom Orlik 2011
ranjanj4 commented on the word overstate
Well, i think you can overstate time a bit and finish your work before you go home.
November 15, 2018
ranjanj4 commented on the word overstate
Naive people often overstate too much on their resume, which often seems pompous or grandiloquent.
November 15, 2018