different between dramatize vs overstate

dramatize

English

Etymology

From drama +? -ize.

Verb

dramatize (third-person singular simple present dramatizes, present participle dramatizing, simple past and past participle dramatized)

  1. to adapt a literary work so that it can be performed in the theatre, or on radio or television
  2. to present something in a dramatic or melodramatic manner

Translations


Portuguese

Verb

dramatize

  1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of dramatizar
  2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of dramatizar
  3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of dramatizar
  4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of dramatizar

dramatize From the web:

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  • what does dramatized audiobook mean


overstate

English

Etymology

over- +? state.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /???.v??ste?t/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?o?.v??ste?t/

Verb

overstate (third-person singular simple present overstates, present participle overstating, simple past and past participle overstated)

  1. To exaggerate; to state or claim too much.
    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.

Synonyms

  • exaggerate

Antonyms

  • understate

Derived terms

  • overstatement

Translations

overstate From the web:

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  • overstatement meaning
  • what's overstated in arabic
  • what is overstated and understated in accounting
  • what is overstated in accounting
  • what does overstated and understated mean in accounting
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