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overstate overstate definition

overstate


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  overstate 
 
  1  sense  of  overstate 
 
  Sense  1 
  overstate,  exaggerate,  overdraw,  hyperbolize,  magnify,  amplify 
  =>  overemphasize,  overemphasise,  overstress 
  =>  boast,  tout,  swash,  shoot  a  line  brag,  gas,  blow,  bluster,  vaunt,  gasconade 
  =>  embroider,  pad,  lard,  embellish,  aggrandize,  aggrandise,  blow  up  dramatize,  dramatise 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  overstate 
 
  1  sense  of  overstate 
 
  Sense  1 
  overstate,  exaggerate,  overdraw,  hyperbolize,  magnify,  amplify 
  =>  overemphasize,  overemphasise,  overstress 
  =>  boast,  tout,  swash,  shoot  a  line  brag,  gas,  blow,  bluster,  vaunt,  gasconade 
  =>  puff 
  =>  gloat,  triumph,  crow 
  =>  preen,  pride,  congratulate 
  =>  embroider,  pad,  lard,  embellish,  aggrandize,  aggrandise,  blow  up  dramatize,  dramatise 
  =>  glorify 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  overstate 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  overstate 
 
  1  sense  of  overstate 
 
  Sense  1 
  overstate,  exaggerate,  overdraw,  hyperbolize,  magnify,  amplify 
  =>  misinform,  mislead 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  overstate 
 
  overstate  used  as  a  verb  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  overstate 
 
  Sense  1 
  overstate,  exaggerate,  overdraw,  hyperbolize,  magnify,  amplify 
  =>  misinform,  mislead 
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  Grep  of  noun  overstate 
  overstatement 
 
  Overview  of  verb  overstate 
 
  The  verb  overstate  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  overstate,  exaggerate,  overdraw,  hyperbolize,  magnify,  amplify  --  (to  enlarge  beyond  bounds  or  the  truth;  "  tended  to  romanticize  and  exaggerate  this  ``gracious  Old  South''  imagery") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  overstate 
  overstated 
 
  Overview  of  verb  overstate 
 
  The  verb  overstate  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  overstate,  exaggerate,  overdraw,  hyperbolize,  magnify,  amplify  --  (to  enlarge  beyond  bounds  or  the  truth;  "  tended  to  romanticize  and  exaggerate  this  ``gracious  Old  South''  imagery") 



overstate definition