Difference between Exaggerate and Overdo

What is the difference between Exaggerate and Overdo?

Exaggerate as a verb is to overstate, to describe more than is fact. while Overdo as a verb is to do too much of something.

Exaggerate

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To overstate, to describe more than is fact.

Example sentence: The copycat effects of media violence, similar to those previously attributed to westerns, radio serials and comic books, are easy to exaggerate.

Overdo

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To do too much of something.

Example sentence: I try to do things that make me feel good. I go to yoga classes, drink a lot of water, eat healthily and keep things like alcohol and coffee to weekends. I don't overdo anything.

We hope you now know whether to use Exaggerate or Overdo in your sentence.

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