- (transitive) to state too strongly; exaggerate or overemphasize
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o•ver•state /ˌoʊvɚˈsteɪt/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object], -stat•ed, -stat•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to state too strongly;
exaggerate:to overstate a problem.
o•ver•state
(ō′vər stāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -stat•ed, -stat•ing.
o′ver•state′ment, n.
- to state too strongly;
exaggerate:to overstate one's position in a controversy.
- over- + state 1630–40
- overstress, embroider, magnify.
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overstate /ˌəʊvəˈsteɪt/ vb
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