BLOW UP

(verb) make large
"blow up an image"
synonyms : enlarge , magnify
(verb) to swell or cause to enlarge,
"Her faced puffed up from the drugs", "puffed out chests"
synonyms : puff , puff out , puff up
(verb) fill with gas or air
"inflate a balloons"
synonyms : inflate
(verb) exaggerate or make bigger
"The charges were inflated"
synonyms : amplify , expand , inflate
(verb) burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
"the bomb detonated at noon", "The Molotov cocktail exploded"
synonyms : detonate , explode
(verb) cause to burst with a violent release of energy
"We exploded the nuclear bomb"
synonyms : detonate , explode , set off
(verb) add details to
synonyms : aggrandise , aggrandize , dramatise , dramatize , embellish , embroider , lard , pad
The artist aggrandized his painting to make it look more real. -added by naila_inlas
aggrandize sounds like "a grand eye". watching painting with a grand eye but feeling so lackings so adding details -added by buriro
ramalinga aggrandized the stakes of satyam -added by rachit.singh
(verb) get very angry and fly into a rage
"The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question", "Spam makes me go ballistic"
synonyms : blow a fuse , blow one's stack , combust , flip one's lid , flip one's wig , fly off the handle , go ballistic , have a fit , have kittens , hit the ceiling , hit the roof , lose one's temper , throw a fit

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