Overstares vs Overstates - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between overstares and overstates

is that overstares is third-person singular of overstare while overstates is third-person singular of overstate.

(head)

(overstare)

(overstar)

(obsolete) To stare wildly.

(Ascham)

(obsolete) To outstare.

(Shakespeare)

(Webster 1913)

(head)

(overstate)

(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