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overdraw
PRIMARY MEANINGS OF:
overdraw
1
v
draw more money from than is available
2
v
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: overdraw
1
v
draw more money from than is available
“She
overdrew
her account”
Type of:
draw
,
draw off
,
take out
,
withdraw
remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
2
v
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
Synonyms:
amplify
,
exaggerate
,
hyperbolise
,
hyperbolize
,
magnify
,
overstate
Antonyms:
downplay
,
minimise
,
minimize
,
understate
represent as less significant or important
Types:
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overemphasise
,
overemphasize
,
overstress
place special or excessive emphasis on
blow
,
bluster
,
boast
,
brag
,
gas
,
gasconade
,
shoot a line
,
swash
,
tout
,
vaunt
show off
aggrandise
,
aggrandize
,
blow up
,
dramatise
,
dramatize
,
embellish
,
embroider
,
lard
,
pad
add details to
glorify
cause to seem more splendid
puff
speak in a blustering or scornful manner
crow
,
gloat
,
triumph
dwell on with satisfaction
Type of:
misinform
,
mislead
give false or misleading information to
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