| overstate | (v) to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth, Syn. overdraw, exaggerate, hyperbolise, amplify, hyperbolize, magnify, Ant. understate, Example: tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery |
| Overstate | v. t. |
| overstated | adj. represented as greater than is true or reasonable; exaggerated; |
| Overstatement | n. An exaggerated statement or account. [ 1913 Webster ] |