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exaggerate
[ig-zaj-uh-reyt]
verb (used with object)
to magnify beyond the limits of truth; overstate; represent disproportionately.
to exaggerate the difficulties of a situation.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms:to increase or enlarge abnormally.
Those shoes exaggerate the size of my feet.
Synonyms:
verb (used without object)
to employ exaggeration, as in speech or writing.
a person who is always exaggerating.
exaggerate
/ ɪɡˈæəˌɪ /
verb
to regard or represent as larger or greater, more important or more successful, etc, than is true
(tr) to make greater, more noticeable, etc, than usual
his new clothes exaggerated his awkwardness
Other 51Թ Forms
- exaggeratingly adverb
- exaggerator noun
- nonexaggerating adjective
- overexaggerate verb
- unexaggerating adjective
- ˈˌٴǰ noun
- ˈپ adjective
- ˈˌپԲ adverb
- ˌˈپDz noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of exaggerate1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of exaggerate1
Example Sentences
It is likely to be exaggerated this month as a result of a 'major lunar standstill' which took place earlier this year - the effects of which can still be seen.
"Right now, what we're seeing is a lot of rhetoric of catastrophe, either overpopulation or shrinking population, which leads to this kind of exaggerated response, and sometimes a manipulative response," says Dr Kanem.
Many alarm-sounders were ignored, marginalized, mocked, attacked and told they were exaggerating and engaging in hyperbole by the gatekeepers in the news media and political class.
JYP USA issued a statement on social media when the lawsuit was filed, claiming Madder had made “unilateral public statements containing false and exaggerated claims.”
It's hard to exaggerate the sheer audacity - or ingenuity - that went into Ukraine's countrywide assault on Russia's air force.
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