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exaggerate

[ ig-zaj-uh-reyt ]

verb (used with object)

exaggerated, exaggerating.
  1. to magnify beyond the limits of truth; overstate; represent disproportionately:

    to exaggerate the difficulties of a situation.

    Synonyms: , ,

    Antonyms:

  2. to increase or enlarge abnormally:

    Those shoes exaggerate the size of my feet.

    Synonyms:



verb (used without object)

exaggerated, exaggerating.
  1. to employ exaggeration, as in speech or writing:

    a person who is always exaggerating.

exaggerate

/ ɪɡˈæəˌɪ /

verb

  1. to regard or represent as larger or greater, more important or more successful, etc, than is true
  2. tr to make greater, more noticeable, etc, than usual

    his new clothes exaggerated his awkwardness

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈˌٴǰ, noun
  • ˈپ, adjective
  • ˈˌپԲ, adverb
  • ˌˈپDz, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·g·iԲ· adverb
  • ·g·tǰ noun
  • ԴDze·g·iԲ adjective
  • v··g·ٱ verb overexaggerated overexaggerating
  • ܲe·g·iԲ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of exaggerate1

First recorded in 1525–35; from Latin 油ٳܲ “heaped up,” past participle of “to heap up,” from ex- ex- 1 + agger “heap” + -, infinitive verb suffix
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of exaggerate1

C16: from Latin to magnify, from to heap, from agger heap
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Example Sentences

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He said he believes the environmental harms wrought by the cows have been exaggerated.

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