overstate

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state English overstate From over- + state.

1. To state or claim too much.
2. To exaggerate; to state or claim to a greater degree than reality.

   “I think it is overstating matters to say that an hour online is spending all night on the computer.”

   “He was suggested not to overstate at the interview.”