exaggerate
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
exaggerates;
exaggerated;
exaggerating
exaggerates;
exaggerated;
exaggerating
Britannica Dictionary definition of EXAGGERATE
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to think of or describe something as larger or greater than it really is
[+ object]
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The book exaggerates the difficulties he faced in starting his career.
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It's impossible to exaggerate the importance of this discovery.
[no object]
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He tends to exaggerate when talking about his accomplishments.
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[+ object]
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to make (something) larger or greater than normal
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He exaggerated his movements so we could see them more clearly.
— exaggerated
adjective [more exaggerated; most exaggerated]-
He has a very/greatly exaggerated idea of his own importance.
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a very exaggerated gesture
— exaggeratedly
adverb [more exaggeratedly; most exaggeratedly]-
an exaggeratedly large gesture
[count]
[noncount]
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The report was filled with exaggerations and outright lies.
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She told us what happened without exaggeration. [=without exaggerating]
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He's an exaggerator, if not an outright liar.
