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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.
Antonyms: minimizeto increase or enlarge abnormally.
Those shoes exaggerate the size of my feet.
Synonyms: inflate
verb (used without object)
to employ exaggeration, as in speech or writing.
a person who is always exaggerating.
exaggerate
/ ɪɡˈzædʒəˌreɪt /
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 Word Forms
- exaggeratingly adverb
- exaggerator noun
- nonexaggerating adjective
- overexaggerate verb
- unexaggerating adjective
- exaggerative adjective
- exaggeration noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of exaggerate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of exaggerate1
Example Sentences
MPs have demanded police give a fuller account of allegedly exaggerated intelligence that led to a decision to ban Israeli fans from their club's match against Aston Villa.
To borrow from Mark Twain: “Reports of the death of the carry trade were greatly exaggerated… for decades.”
The worries turned out to be exaggerated as training advanced AI models still required significant resources.
Some Iranians seeking asylum abroad cite conversion as part of their claim, while Iranian officials accuse them of exaggerating or fabricating conversions to strengthen their cases.
She has said she believes AI is “not a zero-sum game” and that recent concerns about an overheated market for chips and data centers are exaggerated.
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