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overstate

 
Verb overstate has 1 sense
  1. overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyerbolise, magnify, amplify - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
    --1 is one way to misinform, mislead
    Antonyms: understate, minimize, minimise, downplay
    Derived form: noun overstatement1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
overspecialise overspecialize overspecified overspeculation overspend overspending overspill overspread overstate overstated overstatement overstay overstayed overstaying overstep overstepped overstepping

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