ex·ag·ger·ate ( g-z j  -r t )v. ex·ag·ger·at·ed, ex·ag·ger·at·ing, ex·ag·ger·ates v.tr. 1. To represent as greater than is actually the case; overstate: exaggerate the size of the enemy force; exaggerated his own role in the episode. 2. To enlarge or increase to an abnormal degree: thick lenses that exaggerated the size of her eyes. v.intr. To make overstatements. [Latin exagger re, exaggert-, to heap up, magnify : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + aggerre, to pile up (from agger, pile, from aggerere, to bring to : ad-, ad- + gerere, to bring).]ex·ag ger·ated·ly adv.ex·ag ger·ation n.ex·ag ger·ative, ex·agger·a·tory (--tôr , -t r) adj.ex·ag ger·ator n.Synonyms: exaggerate, inflate, magnify, overstate These verbs mean to represent something as being larger or greater than it actually is: exaggerated the size of the fish I caught; inflated his own importance; magnifying her part in their success; overstated his income on the loan application. Antonym: minimize |
exaggerate [ɪgˈzædʒəˌreɪt]
vb
1. to regard or represent as larger or greater, more important or more successful, etc., than is true
2. (tr) to make greater, more noticeable, etc., than usual his new clothes exaggerated his awkwardness
[from Latin exaggerāre to magnify, from aggerāre to heap, from agger heap]
exaggeratingly adv
exaggeration n
exaggerative , exaggeratory adj
exaggerator n
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| Verb | 1. |  exaggerate - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"overemphasise, overemphasize, overstress - place special or excessive emphasis on; "I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book" aggrandise, aggrandize, embellish, pad, embroider, lard, dramatise, dramatize, blow up - add details to |
| 2. |  exaggerate - do something to an excessive degree; "He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups"overpraise - praise excessively do, make - engage in; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution" oversimplify - simplify to an excessive degree; "Don't oversimplify the problem" overleap - defeat (oneself) by going too far |
exaggerate
verb overstate, emphasize, enlarge, inflate, embroider, magnify, overdo, amplify, exalt, embellish, overestimate, overemphasize, pile it on about (informal), blow up out of all proportion, lay it on thick about (informal), lay it on with a trowel about (informal), make a production (out) of (informal), make a federal case of (U.S. informal), hyperbolize He tends to exaggerate the importance of his job.
Translations
exaggerate [ɪgˈzædʒəreɪt]
vt (gen) → exagérer
These figures exaggerate the loss of competitiveness
BUT Ces chiffres font apparaître la perte de compétitivité comme plus grave qu'elle ne l'est réellement.
These figures exaggerate the loss of competitiveness
BUT Ces chiffres font apparaître la perte de compétitivité comme plus grave qu'elle ne l'est réellement.
exaggerate
vt
(= overstate) → übertreiben; he exaggerated what really happened → er hat das, was wirklich geschehen war, übertrieben dargestellt; he tends to exaggerate his own importance → er neigt dazu, sich wichtigzutun
vi → übertreiben
exaggerate [ɪgˈzædʒəˌreɪt]
exaggerate [ɪgˈzædʒəˌreɪt]
1. vt (overstate) → esagerare; (emphasize) → accentuare
2. vi → esagerare
exaggerate [ɪgˈzædʒəˌreɪt]
1. vt (overstate) → esagerare; (emphasize) → accentuare
2. vi → esagerare
v exaggerate [igˈzӕdʒəreit]
1 to make (something) appear to be, or describe it as, greater etc than it really is You seem to be exaggerating his faults; That dress exaggerates her thinness. oordryf يُبالِغ، يَزيدجِدّا почдчертавам zveličovat overdrive; fremhæve for meget übertreiben, hervorheben μεγαλοποιώ, τονίζω υπερβολικά exagerar suuremaks tegema مبالغه کردن؛ اغراق کردن suurennella exagérer לְהָגזִים बढ़ाचढ़ा कर कहना pretjerivati, uveličati (fel)nagyít membesar-besarkan ÿkja; draga fram esagerare 誇張する 과장하다 perdėti, per daug pabrėžti, padidinti pārspīlēt membesar-besarkan overdrijven overdrive przesadzać, wyolbrzymiać exagerar a exagera преувеличивать zveličovať preveč poudarjati preterivati överdriva, förstora กล่าวเกินจริง abartmak 誇大 надмірно підкреслювати مبالغہ کرنا cường điệu 夸大
2 to go beyond the truth in describing something etc You can't trust her. She always exaggerates. vergroot, aanlas يُبالِغ، يُغالي преувеличавам přehánět overdrive übertreiben υπερβάλλω exagerar liialdama غلو کردن liioitella exagérer לְהָגזִים अतिश्योक्ति करना pretjerivati (el)túloz membesar-besarkan ÿkja esagerare 誇張する 과장해서 말하다 perdėti, išpūsti pārspīlēt menokok tambah overdrijven overdrive przesadzać exagerar a exagera преувеличивать preháňať pretiravati preterivati överdriva คุยโว; โอ้อวด abartmak, büyütmek 言過其實 перебільшувати کھینچ تان کر بات کو بڑھانا phóng đại 言过其实
n exˌaggeˈration
1 the act of exaggerating. vergroting مُبالَغَه преувеличаване přehánění overdrivelse die Übertreibung μεγαλοποίηση, υπερβολή exageración liialdamine اغراق؛ مبالغه liioittelu exagération הַגזָמָה अतिश्योक्ति pretjerivanje, uveličavanje nagyítás perbuatan membesar-besarkan ÿkjur esagerazione 誇張 과장 perdėjimas pārspīlēšana membesar-besarkan overdrijving overdriving przesada exagero exagerare преувеличение zveličovanie pretiravanje preterivanje överdrift การกล่าวเกินจริง abartma 誇大 перебільшення مبالغہ آرائی sự cường điệu 夸大
2 an exaggerated description, term etc To say she is beautiful is an exaggeration, but she does have nice eyes. oordrywing, vergroting وَصْف مُبالَغ преувеличение nadsázka overdrivelse die Übertreibung υπερβολή exageración liialdus اغراق گویی؛ بزرگ نمایی liioittelu exagération מוּגזָם अतिश्योक्ति, अतिरंजना pretjerivanje túlzás pemberian berlebih-lebihan ÿkjur esagerazione 誇張した表現 과장된 표현 perdėjimas pārspīlējums berlebih-lebihan overdrijving overdrivelse przesada exagero exagerare преувеличение zveličenie pretiravanje preterivanje överdrift คำพูดโอ้อวดเิกินไป abartı 誇張 перебільшення مبالغہ کی گئی تفصیل sự mô tả cường điệu 夸张
exaggerate → يُبالِغ přehnat overdrive übertreiben υπερβάλλω exagerar liioitella exagérer pretjerivati esagerare 大げさに言う 과장하다 overdrijven overdrive wyolbrzymić exagerar преувеличивать överdriva พูดเกินความจริง abartmak phóng đại 夸大
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