Definitions for exaggerate

Definitions for (verb) exaggerate

Main entry: exaggerate, amplify, magnify, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overdraw, overstate

Definition: to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

Usage: tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery


Main entry: exaggerate, overdo

Definition: do something to an excessive degree

Usage: He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups


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