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/ˈoʊvərdrˌɔ/ Listen

Overdraw

verb

(past overdrew; past part. overdrawn; pres. part. overdrawing)

Draw more money from than is available.

To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth. Synonyms: amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overstate. Antonym: understate.

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— The Way We Live Now • Anthony Trollope

... I do not overdraw this picture of one who is only a type of thousands. It is impossible to give any adequate specification of him. He takes me, metaphorically, by the throat, and I am helpless. With vivid strokes he paints me scene after scene, episode after episode, of his life in "a windbag," and ...

— An Ocean Tramp • William McFee

... to overdraw the blank cheque she has signed for him unawares, the stranger conceives that a few words of dry apology will meet the case, and leave him to go on his way. So, though powerfully ignoring the fact that that outcome will be an unwelcome one, he replies:—"I ...

— When Ghost Meets Ghost • William Frend De Morgan

... my draft for a large amount. I am about to draw upon your sympathy; can I ever overdraw my account with ...

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