 exaggerate |
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| 1. | [ verb ] to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth | |
| Synonyms: | magnify overdraw hyperbolize amplify hyerbolise overstate | |
| Examples: | tended to romanticize and exaggerate this ``gracious Old South'' imagery" |
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| Related terms: | understate misinform boast overemphasize embroider exaggeration exaggeration | |
| 2. | [ verb ] do something to an excessive degree | |
| Synonyms: | overdo | |
| Examples: | : "He overdid it last night when he did 100 push-ups" |
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| Related terms: | make overpraise overleap oversimplify exaggeration | |
| Similar spelling: |
exaggerated exaggeratedly exaggeration execrate exacerbate |
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