Oversell

v. t.	1.	To sell for a higher price than; to exceed in selling price. [imp. & p. p. Oversold ; p. pr. & vb. n. Overselling. ] One whose beauty Would oversell all Italy. - Beau. & Fl.
	2.	To sell beyond means of delivery. Oversold market (Brokers' Cant) a market in which stocks or commodities have been sold "short" to such an extent that it is difficult to obtain them for delivery.

aggrandize, amplify, ballyhoo, be prodigal with, build up, burlesque, caricature, carry too far, deluge, draw the longbow, engulf, exaggerate, flood, flood the market, go to extremes, hyperbolize, inundate, lay it on, magnify, make much of, overcharge, overdo, overdose, overdraw, overequip, overestimate, overfurnish, overlavish, overpraise, overprovender, overprovide, overprovision, overreach, overreact, overspeak, overstate, overstock, overstress, oversupply, overwhelm, pile it on, puff, stretch, stretch the truth, swamp, talk big, talk in superlatives, tout, travesty, whelm

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