exaggerate
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ex·ag·ger·ate
(ĭg-zăj'ə-rāt') 
v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates. v.tr.
To make overstatements.
exaggeration ex·ag'ger·a'tion n.
exaggerative ex·ag'ger·a'tive or ex·ag'ger·a·to'ry (-ə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.
exaggerator ex·ag'ger·a'tor n.
v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates. v.tr.
- To represent as greater than is actually the case; overstate: exaggerate the size of the enemy force; exaggerated his own role in the episode.
- To enlarge or increase to an abnormal degree: thick lenses that exaggerated the size of her eyes.
To make overstatements.
[Latin exaggerāre, exaggerāt-, to heap up, magnify : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + aggerāre, to pile up (from agger, pile , from aggerere, to bring to : ad-, ad- + gerere, to bring).]
exaggeratedly ex·ag'ger·at'ed·ly adv.exaggeration ex·ag'ger·a'tion n.
exaggerative ex·ag'ger·a'tive or ex·ag'ger·a·to'ry (-ə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.
exaggerator ex·ag'ger·a'tor n.
SYNONYMS exaggerate, inflate, magnify, overstate. These verbs mean to represent something as being larger or greater than it actually is: exaggerated the size of the fish I caught; inflated his own importance; magnifying her part in their success; overstated his income on the loan application.
ANTONYM minimize
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exaggerate
verb
- To make (something) seem greater than is actually the case: hyperbolize, inflate, magnify, overcharge, overstate. Idioms: blow up out of proportion, lay it on thick, stretch the truth. See increase/decrease.
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exaggerate
v
Definition: overstate, embellish
Antonyms: depreciate, minimize, play down, reduce, understate
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exaggerate
IN BRIEF: To make seem larger or greater than it really is.
Never exaggerate your faults. Your friends will attend to that.
— Robert C. Edwards.
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exaggerate
sign description: Both fists begin together, one makes a waving motion out away from the stationary hand.
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categories related to 'exaggerate'
- Modes and Manners of Expression - exaggerate: overstate; make unfounded claims; speak of something as greater than it is
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Exaggerate
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - overdrive, understrege
v. intr. - overdrive
Nederlands (Dutch)
overdrijven, opschroeven
Français (French)
v. tr. - exagérer, amplifier (une histoire), s'exagérer, accentuer, outrer, forcer (un effet)
v. intr. - exagérer, forcer la note
Deutsch (German)
v. - übertreiben
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - υπερβάλλω, (τα) μεγαλοποιώ, (παρα)φουσκώνω
Português (Portuguese)
v. - exagerar
Русский (Russian)
преувеличивать
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - exagerar, inflar, ponderar
v. intr. - exagerar, inflar, ponderar
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - överdriva, framhäva, förstärka
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
夸张, 夸大, 使增大, 使扩大, 对...言过其实, 使过大, 夸大其词
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 誇張, 誇大, 使增大, 使擴大, 對...言過其實, 使過大
v. intr. - 誇張, 誇大其詞
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 허풍치다, 악화시키다
v. intr. - 과장하여 말하다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 大げさに言う, 誇張する, 悪化させる
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يبالغ
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - הגזים
v. intr. - נהג בהפרזה
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