overstate
verb/ˌəʊvəˈsteɪt/
/ˌəʊvərˈsteɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they overstate | /ˌəʊvəˈsteɪt/ /ˌəʊvərˈsteɪt/ |
| he / she / it overstates | /ˌəʊvəˈsteɪts/ /ˌəʊvərˈsteɪts/ |
| past simple overstated | /ˌəʊvəˈsteɪtɪd/ /ˌəʊvərˈsteɪtɪd/ |
| past participle overstated | /ˌəʊvəˈsteɪtɪd/ /ˌəʊvərˈsteɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form overstating | /ˌəʊvəˈsteɪtɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvərˈsteɪtɪŋ/ |
- overstate something to say something in a way that makes it seem more important than it really is synonym exaggerate
- He tends to overstate his case when talking politics.
- The seriousness of the crime cannot be overstated.
- Her musical talent has been a little overstated.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryOverstate is used with these nouns as the object:- case
- extent
- importance
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