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to overstate a case

См. также в других словарях:

  • case — 1 /keIs/ noun 1 EXAMPLE (C) an example of a particular situation, problem etc: In some cases, it is necessary to operate. (+ of): an extreme case of anorexia | case in point (=a clear example of a situation, problem etc that you are discussing or …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • overstate — UK US /ˌəʊvəˈsteɪt/ verb [T] ► to describe or explain something in a way that makes it seem more important or serious than it really is: »The shareholders seem to think that the executive board is overstating the case for a merger. greatly/vastly …   Financial and business terms

  • case — noun 1 example ADJECTIVE ▪ classic, textbook, typical ▪ clear, obvious, simple ▪ It was a simple case of mistaken identity …   Collocations dictionary

  • overstate — verb Overstate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑case, ↑extent, ↑importance …   Collocations dictionary

  • overstate — /oʊvəˈsteɪt / (say ohvuh stayt) verb (t) (overstated, overstating) to state too strongly; exaggerate in statement: to overstate one s case. –overstatement, noun …  

  • overstate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. exaggerate, overclaim, overdo, overdraw, overembellish. See exaggeration.Ant., understate, minimize. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. overstress, expand upon, amplify, emphasize; see exaggerate , exceed .… …   English dictionary for students

  • overstate — o|ver|state [ˌəuvəˈsteıt US ˌouvər ] v [T] to talk about something in a way that makes it seem more important, serious etc than it really is = ↑exaggerate ≠ ↑understate ▪ To say that all motorists speed in residential areas is overstating the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • overstate — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)ste͟ɪt[/t]] overstates, overstating, overstated VERB If you say that someone is overstating something, you mean they are describing it in a way that makes it seem more important or serious than it really is. [V n] The authors no doubt …   English dictionary

  • overstate — v.tr. 1 state (esp. a case or argument) too strongly. 2 exaggerate. Derivatives: overstatement n …   Useful english dictionary

  • semantics — semanticist /si man teuh sist/, semantician /see man tish euhn/, n. /si man tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. Ling. a. the study of meaning. b. the study of linguistic development by classifying and examining changes in meaning and form. 2.… …   Universalium

  • technology, history of — Introduction       the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek technē, “art, craft,” with logos, “word, speech,” meant in Greece a discourse on the arts, both… …   Universalium

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