exaggerate
31 01 2008Verbs
1. (verb) amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate;
- to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth;
- “tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South’ imagery”;
2. (verb) exaggerate, overdo;
- do something to an excessive degree;
- “He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups”;
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