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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
exaggerate /ɪgˈzadʒəreɪt, ɛg-/
▶verb represent (something) as being larger, better, or worse than it really is.
■ (as adj. exaggerated) enlarged or altered beyond normal proportions.
– derivatives
exaggeratedly adverb,
exaggeration noun,
exaggerative adjective,
exaggerator noun.
exaggeratedly adverb,
exaggeration noun,
exaggerative adjective,
exaggerator noun.
– origin C16: from L. exaggerat-, exaggerare ‘heap up’.
'exaggerate' also found in these Oxford entries:
caricature
- dramatize
- inflate
- lay
- molehill
- mythomania
- overdo
- overdraw
- oversell
- overstate
- pile
- psychologism
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