OVERSTATE


Meaning of OVERSTATE in English

— overstatement , n.

/oh'veuhr stayt"/ , v.t., overstated, overstating .

to state too strongly; exaggerate: to overstate one's position in a controversy.

[ 1630-40; OVER- + STATE ]

Syn . overstress, embroider, magnify.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .