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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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Adv.

exaggeratedly - in an exaggerated manner

hyperbolically

Translations

exagérément

eccessivamente

exaggeratedly

[ɪgˈzædʒəreɪtɪdlɪ] ADV → exageradamente

exaggeratedly

adv → übertrieben

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