Extol vs Overstate - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between extol and overstate

is that extol is to praise; to make high while overstate is to exaggerate; to state or claim too much.

(extoll)

To praise; to make high.

* belaud * flatter

(en-verb)

To exaggerate; to state or claim too much.

I think it is overstating matters to say that an hour online is spending all night on the computer.

He was suggested not to overstate at the interview.

* exaggerate

* understate

* overstatement