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Definitions for Exaggerate
[1] to magnify beyond the limits of truth; overstate; represent disproportionately: to exaggerate the difficulties of a situation.
[2] to increase or enlarge abnormally: Those shoes exaggerate the size of my feet.
[3] to employ exaggeration, as in speech or writing: a person who is always exaggerating.
[4] to regard or represent as larger or greater, more important or more successful, etc, than is true
[5] (tr) to make greater, more noticeable, etc, than usual his new clothes exaggerated his awkwardness
Words related to Exaggerate
overdo, magnify, fabricate, distort, emphasize, inflate, misrepresent, heighten, falsify, amplify, overdraw, overestimate, overemphasize, pyramid, scam, color, corrupt, fudge, lie, caricature
Words nearby Exaggerate
exacting, exaction, exactitude, exactly, exacum, exaggerate, exaggerated, exaggeration, exaggerative, exahertz, exalt
Origin of Exaggerate
1525–35; < Latin exaggerātus (past participle of exaggerāre heap up), equivalent to ex- ex-1 + agger heap + -ātus -ate1
Other words from Exaggerate
ex·ag·ger·at·ing·ly , adverb
ex·ag·ger·a·tor , noun
non·ex·ag·ger·at·ing , adjective
o·ver·ex·ag·ger·ate , verb, o·ver·ex·ag·ger·at·ed, o·ver·ex·ag·ger·at·ing.
un·ex·ag·ger·at·ing , adjective
Word origin for Exaggerate
C16: from Latin exaggerāre to magnify, from aggerāre to heap, from agger heap
Synonyms for Exaggerate
amplify, distort, emphasize, fabricate, falsify, heighten, inflate, magnify, misrepresent, overdo, overdraw, overemphasize, overestimate, boast, boost, brag, caricature, color, corrupt, embroider, enlarge, exalt, expand, fudge, hike, hyperbolize, intensify, lie, misquote, pad, puff, pyramid, romance, romanticize, scam, stretch, up, blow out of proportion, build up, cook up, go to extremes, lay it on thick, loud talk, make too much of, misreport, pretty up, put on