overstate
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overstate
- /ˌəʊ.vəˈsteɪt/ UK
- /ˌoʊ.vɚˈsteɪt/ US
verb overstates · overstating · overstated
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To state or claim too much.
Similar: overapproximate, overreckon, overestimate, overhold, overrate, overstate, overthink · Opposite: underestimate, understate, misunderestimate, sell short, underapproximate, underguess, underjudge, underrate, underreckon
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To exaggerate; to state or claim to a greater degree than reality.
I think it is overstating matters to say that an hour online is spending all night on the computer.
Similar: exaggerate, hyperbolize, overdo, big up, cut it fat, overcharge, overemphasize, overstate, play up, stretch, three-sheet · Opposite: deprecate, underdo, understate
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verb to exaggerate; to state or claim too much
| Español | exagerar, hiperbolizar, sobreestimar, supervalorar |
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| 中文 | 誇張 /夸张 kuāzhāng, 誇大 /夸大 kuādà, 言過其實 /言过其实 yánguò-qíshí |
| Português | exagerar |
| Français | exagérer |
| Deutsch | übertreiben |
| Italiano | sopravvalutare, esagerare, gonfiare |
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