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overstatement

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o⋅ver⋅state

  [oh-ver-steyt]
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–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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o·ver·state   (ō'vər-stāt')   
tr.v.   o·ver·stat·ed, o·ver·stat·ing, o·ver·states
To state in exaggerated terms. See Synonyms at exaggerate.
o'ver·state'ment n.
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