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Overstate (Verb)

To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery".

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

She wasn't trying to overstate the beauty of the landscape, but her words barely did it justice in her opinion.
By claiming that every student in the class was failing, the teacher tended to overstate the true level of the students' struggles.
The tourists may have been prone to overstate their fear of the local wildlife, but their concerns were valid nevertheless.
It's difficult to overstate the impact that such a well-respected charity can have on small communities.
Media outlets often overstate the significance of what are essentially minor events to sell more papers and advertising space.