exaggerate
verb (used with object)
to magnify beyond the limits of truth; overstate; represent disproportionately.
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
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"With Australia seen as a higher risk country because of its commodity-price exposure and a high exchange rate, concern about European politics and U.S. data will have exaggerated effects."
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2012