overstate

pronunciation

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  • Verb:
    to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

Word Origin

overstate (v.)
1630s, "assume too much grandeur;" see over- + state (n.1). Meaning "state too strongly" is attested from 1798, from state (v.). Related: Overstated, overstating.

Antonym

Example

1. It is easy to overstate the effects of this .
2. The authors are careful not to overstate their conclusions .
3. The significance of this last point is impossible to overstate .
4. An optimist could therefore argue that our gauges overstate the extent to which house prices are overvalued , and that if markets are only a bit too expensive they can adjust gradually without a sharp fall .
5. But did the panel overstate its case ?

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