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Grammar : Verb
Spell : oh-ver-steyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˌoʊ vərˈsteɪt



Definition of overstated

Origin :
  • 1630s, "assume too much grandeur;" see over- + state (n.1). Meaning "state too strongly" is attested from 1798, from state (v.). Related: Overstated, overstating.
  • verb exaggerate
Example sentences :
  • Does it occur to you that such has been the case, that she has overstated it?
  • Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Clearly Philippe had not overstated the excitement prevailing there.
  • Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
  • The advantages of a record of this kind can hardly be overstated.
  • Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
  • Those who try the book find its merits have not been overstated.
  • Extract from : « Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany » by Douglas Houghton Campbell
  • The intelligence, courage and devotion of dogs of this breed can scarcely be overstated.
  • Extract from : « Greyfriars Bobby » by Eleanor Atkinson
  • In both instances he has, as we think, overstated his point.
  • Extract from : « The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 » by Various
  • It was an excursion of an hour or two, and the charm of it could not be overstated, I think.
  • Extract from : « Following the Equator, Complete » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • Why, it is that which would be true If it had not been overstated.
  • Extract from : « If, Yes and Perhaps » by Edward Everett Hale
  • Although this cannot be estimated, it can hardly be overstated.
  • Extract from : « The Spell of the Rockies » by Enos A. Mills
  • Mr Eagle Clarke says that the importance of winds is overstated, but as an incentive only.
  • Extract from : « The Migration of Birds » by T. A. Coward

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