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overstated

[oh-ver-steyt]

Origin

verb (used with object), -stat·ed, -stat·ing.

to state too strongly; exaggerate: to overstate one's position in a controversy.

Origin:
1630–40; over- + state

Related forms

o·ver·state·ment, noun

Synonyms
overstress, embroider, magnify.

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Word Origin & History

overstate

1630s, "assume too much grandeur," from over + state (n.1). Meaning "state too strongly" attested 1803, over + state (v.). Related: Overstated, overstatement.

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