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overstate

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Verb

to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
- tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery

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Synonyms:
exaggerate overdraw hyperbolize hyperbolise magnify amplify
Antonyms:
understate minimize minimise downplay

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "overstate":
overshot overstated overside overcoat overstate overstay
Words contain "overstate":
overstate overstated overstatement

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