Overstate Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Overstate has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Verb

to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

"tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

overstate exaggerate overdraw hyperbolize hyperbolise magnify amplify

To exaggerate; to state or claim too much.

See Also

blow out of proportion overexaggerate solarism overtalk overstater overstatest solarist lay it on thick

Related Terms

blow out of proportion overexaggerate solarism overtalk overstater overstatest solarist lay it on thick overstating overstateth claim overstatement exaggerate state overstates overemphasize overstated

Antonyms

minimize

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

misinform

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

overemphasize boast embroider

Rhyming Words

ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate

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