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Definition of Exaggerate
1. Verb. To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth. "Tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
Exact synonyms: Amplify, Hyperbolise, Hyperbolize, Magnify, Overdraw, Overstate
Generic synonyms: Misinform, Mislead
Specialized synonyms: Overemphasise, Overemphasize, Overstress, Blow, Bluster, Boast, Brag, Gas, Gasconade, Shoot A Line, Swash, Tout, Vaunt, Aggrandise, Aggrandize, Blow Up, Dramatise, Dramatize, Embellish, Embroider, Lard, Pad
Derivative terms: Exaggeration, Exaggeration, Exaggeration, Hyperbole, Magnification, Overstatement
Antonyms: Understate
Generic synonyms: Misinform, Mislead
Specialized synonyms: Overemphasise, Overemphasize, Overstress, Blow, Bluster, Boast, Brag, Gas, Gasconade, Shoot A Line, Swash, Tout, Vaunt, Aggrandise, Aggrandize, Blow Up, Dramatise, Dramatize, Embellish, Embroider, Lard, Pad
Derivative terms: Exaggeration, Exaggeration, Exaggeration, Hyperbole, Magnification, Overstatement
Antonyms: Understate
2. Verb. Do something to an excessive degree. "He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups"
Exact synonyms: Overdo
Specialized synonyms: Overpraise, Oversimplify, Overleap
Generic synonyms: Do, Make
Derivative terms: Exaggeration
Specialized synonyms: Overpraise, Oversimplify, Overleap
Generic synonyms: Do, Make
Derivative terms: Exaggeration
Definition of Exaggerate
1. v. t. To heap up; to accumulate.
Definition of Exaggerate
1. [v -ATED, -ATING, -ATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Exaggerate
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Albanian