ex·ag·ger·ate

(ĭg-zăj′ə-rāt′)

v. ex·ag·ger·at·ed, ex·ag·ger·at·ing, ex·ag·ger·ates

v.tr.

To consider, represent, or cause to appear as larger, more important, or more extreme than is actually the case; overstate: exaggerated his own role in the episode; exaggerated the size of the enemy force; exaggerated how difficult the project would be.

v.intr.

To make overstatements.

[Latin exaggerāre, exaggerāt-, to heap up, magnify : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + aggerāre, to pile up (from agger, pile, from aggerere, to bring to : ad-, ad- + gerere, to bring).]

ex·ag′ger·at′ed·ly adv.

ex·ag′ger·a′tion n.

ex·ag′ger·a′tive, ex·ag′ger·a·to′ry (-ə-tôr′ē) adj.

ex·ag′ger·a′tor 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

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exaggerated

(ɪɡˈzædʒəˌreɪtɪd)

adj

1. unduly or excessively magnified; enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness

2. (Pathology) pathol abnormally enlarged: an exaggerated spleen.

exˈaggerˌatedly adv

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	exaggerated - represented as greater than is true or reasonable; "an exaggerated opinion of oneself" overdone, overstated immoderate - beyond reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending"
	2.	exaggerated - enlarged to an abnormal degree; "thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes" magnified, enlarged increased - made greater in size or amount or degree

exaggerated

adjective overstated, extreme, excessive, over the top (informal), inflated, extravagant, overdone, tall (informal), amplified, hyped, pretentious, exalted, overestimated, overblown, fulsome, hyperbolic, highly coloured, O.T.T. (slang) Be sceptical of exaggerated claims for what these products can do.

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Translations

přehnanýzveličený

liioiteltu

exagéré exagérément

túlzótúlzott

esagerato

overdreven

exaggerated

[ɪgˈzædʒəreɪtɪd] ADJ → exagerado

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exaggerated

[ɪgˈzædʒəreɪtɪd] adj → exagéré(e)

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exaggerated

adj → übertrieben; to have an exaggerated view of something → etw überschätzen; to have an exaggerated sense of one’s own importance → eine übertrieben hohe Meinung von sich haben

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exaggerated

[ɪgˈzædʒəˌreɪtɪd] adj → esagerato/a
to have an exaggerated opinion of o.s. → stimarsi troppo

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