different between overstate vs overstage

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

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overstage

English

Etymology

over- +? stage

Adjective

overstage (not comparable)

  1. (theater, of lighting, machinery etc) above the stage

Related terms

  • understage

overstage From the web:

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