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- [oh-ver-steyt]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈsteɪt/
- /ˌəʊ.vəˈsteɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [oh-ver-steyt]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈsteɪt/
Definitions of overstate word
- verb with object overstate to state too strongly; exaggerate: to overstate one's position in a controversy. 1
- transitive verb overstate exaggerate 1
- verb overstate If you say that someone is overstating something, you mean they are describing it in a way that makes it seem more important or serious than it really is. 0
- verb overstate to state too strongly; exaggerate or overemphasize 0
- verb transitive overstate to give an extravagant or magnified account of (facts, truth, etc.); exaggerate 0
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Origin of overstate
First appearance:
before 1630 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1630-40; over- + state
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Parts of speech for Overstate
noun
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preposition
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overstate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
overstate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for overstate
verb overstate
- blathering — foolish, voluble talk: His speech was full of the most amazing blather.
- blow smoke — (Idiomatic) To speak with a lack of credibility, sense, purpose, or truth; to speak nonsense.
- blow up — If someone blows something up or if it blows up, it is destroyed by an explosion.
- bulking — the expansion of excavated material to a volume greater than that of the excavation from which it came
- caricaturing — a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things: His caricature of the mayor in this morning's paper is the best he's ever drawn.
Antonyms for overstate
verb overstate
- be-little — to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
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