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exaggeration
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ex·ag·ger·ate  (g-zj-rt)
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 exaggerre, 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·agger·ated·ly adv.
ex·agger·ation n.
ex·agger·ative, ex·agger·a·tory (--tôr, -tr) adj.
ex·agger·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

Exaggeration of fishermen—Hare.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.exaggerationexaggeration - extravagant exaggeration            
figure of speech, trope, image, figure - language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
2.exaggeration - the act of making something more noticeable than usual; "the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness"
step-up, increase - the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary"
3.exaggeration - making to seem more important than it really is
deception, misrepresentation, deceit - a misleading falsehood

exaggeration
Translations
exaggeration [ɪgzædʒəˈreɪʃən] nexageración f
exaggeration [ɪgzædʒəˈreɪʃən] exaggerate nexagération f
exaggeration [ɪgzædʒəˈreɪʃən] exaggerate nÜbertreibung f
exaggeration [ɪgzædʒəˈreɪʃən] nesagerazione f


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