overstate

UK: /ˌəʊvə^rˈsteɪt/ US: /ˌoʊvɚˈsteɪt/ ,(ō′vər stāt′)

Inflections of 'overstate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

overstates

v 3rd person singular

overstating

v pres p

overstated

v past

overstated

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

o•ver•state /ˌoʊvɚˈsteɪt/   v. [~ + object] , -stat•ed, -stat•ing. 

1. to state too strongly;
   exaggerate:
   to overstate a problem.

See -stat-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

o•ver•state  (ō′vər stāt′), v.t., -stat•ed, -stat•ing. 

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

• over- + state 1630–40

o′ver•state′ment, n. 
Synonyms

overstress, embroider, magnify.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

overstate / ˌəʊvəˈsteɪt/ verb

1. (transitive) to state too strongly; exaggerate or overemphasize

ˈoverˌstatement noun