What is the meaning of overstate?

To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth.
- usage: "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
- synonyms: exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplify

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APA	WordNet. (2010). overstate. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/overstate/definitions/1329241
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MLA	WordNet. "overstate" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/overstate/definitions/1329241>

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