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overstate verb [ əʊvəˈsteɪt ]

• state too strongly; exaggerate.
• "I overstated my case to make my point"
Similar: exaggerate, overdo, overemphasize, overplay, dramatize, catastrophize, colour, embroider, embellish, enhance, magnify, inflate, amplify, make a big thing out of, blow up, blow up out of all proportion, draw the long bow,
Opposite: understate,


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