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Verb
S:
(v)
overstate
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exaggerate
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overdraw
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hyperbolize
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hyperbolise
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magnify
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amplify
(to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth)
"tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
S:
(v)
overdo
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exaggerate
(do something to an excessive degree)
"He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups"
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Adjective
S:
(adj)
exaggerated
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overdone
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overstated
(represented as greater than is true or reasonable)
"an exaggerated opinion of oneself"
S:
(adj)
exaggerated
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magnified
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enlarged
(enlarged to an abnormal degree)
"thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes"
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