overstate
/əʊvəˈsteɪt/
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American sound/əʊvəˈsteɪt/
əʊvəˈsteɪt
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- 3rd syllable stress
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əʊvə - ˈsteɪt -> overstate
Myanmar meaning
(v) ချဲ့ထွင်ဖော်ပြသည်။
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ပုံကြီးချဲ့သည်။ လွန်လွန်ကဲကဲ အလေးပေး သည်။ We must be careful not to overstate the case. ❍ The importance of a good education cannot be overstated. Compare UNDERSTATE
❏ overstatement /'ǝƱvǝsteÇtmǝnt/ n [C, U] ပုံကြီးချဲ့ခြင်း။ တစ်ဆိတ်တစ်အိတ် လုပ်ခြင်း။ a gross overstatement of the economic benefits ❍ his fondness for overstatement.
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exaggerate, make too much of, overemphasize, give too much weight to, overdo, overplay, amplify, blow out of proportion, boast, boost, brag, build up, embellish, embroider, emphasize, enlarge, exalt, expand, fabricate, fudge, heighten, hike, inflate, lay it on thick, lie, magnify, misquote, misreport, misrepresent, overestimate, overstress, pad, play up, puff
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