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exaggerate - Dictionary definition and meaning for exaggerate

EXAGGERATE

  • (verb) to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

    "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

    synonyms : amplify , hyperbolise , hyperbolize , magnify , overdraw , overstate

    Paul amplified the story so much that it began to seem incredible. -added by naila_inlas

  • (verb) do something to an excessive degree

    "He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups"

    synonyms : overdo

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