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overstating |
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 -------------- 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") 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")
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