Pronunciation
How to pronounce “overstates”
“overstates” is pronounced /oʊvɚsteɪts/ — 3 syllables.
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overstates
/oʊvɚsteɪts/
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3 syllables. Stress the 'eɪts' part (say it longer and louder) and let the others relax — unstressed vowels often soften to a lazy /ə/.Meaning
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
“tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery”
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