Definitions for exaggerateɪgˈzædʒ əˌreɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ex•ag•ger•ateɪgˈzædʒ əˌreɪt(v.)-at•ed, -at•ing.
(v.t.)to magnify beyond the limits of truth; overstate; represent disproportionately:
He exaggerates his accomplishments.
to increase or enlarge abnormally:
That dress exaggerates my thinness.
(v.i.)to employ exaggeration, as in speech or writing.
Origin of exaggerate:
1525–35; < L exaggerātus, ptp. of exaggerāre to heap up, make greater =ex-ex -1+aggerāre to pile, der. of agger rubble, mound
ex•ag′ger•a•to`ry
Princeton's WordNet
overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplify(verb)
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
"tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
overdo, exaggerate(verb)
do something to an excessive degree
"He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
exaggerate(verb)ɪgˈzædʒ əˌreɪt
to make sth seem bigger, better, etc. than it really is
He's always exaggerating.; the threat of war exaggerated by the press; Exaggeration is often used in drama.; She must weigh 250 pounds - and that's not an exaggeration!; an exaggerated story
Wiktionary
exaggerate(Verb)
To overstate, to describe more than is fact.
Webster Dictionary
Exaggerate(verb)
to heap up; to accumulate
Exaggerate(verb)
to amplify; to magnify; to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth ; to delineate extravagantly ; to overstate the truth concerning
Translations for exaggerate
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
exaggerate(verb)
to make (something) appear to be, or describe it as, greater etc than it really is
You seem to be exaggerating his faults; That dress exaggerates her thinness.
- oordryfAfrikaans
- يُبالِغ، يَزيدجِدّاArabic
- почдчертавамBulgarian
- exagerarPortuguese (BR)
- zveličovatCzech
- übertreiben, hervorhebenGerman
- overdrive; fremhæve for megetDanish
- μεγαλοποιώ, τονίζω υπερβολικάGreek
- exagerarSpanish
- suuremaks tegemaEstonian
- مبالغه کردن؛ اغراق کردنFarsi
- suurennellaFinnish
- exagérerFrench
- לְהָגזִיםHebrew
- बढ़ाचढ़ा कर कहनाHindi
- pretjerivati, uveličatiCroatian
- (fel)nagyítHungarian
- membesar-besarkanIndonesian
- ÿkja; draga framIcelandic
- esagerareItalian
- 誇張するJapanese
- 과장하다Korean
- perdėti, per daug pabrėžti, padidintiLithuanian
- pārspīlētLatvian
- membesar-besarkanMalay
- overdrijvenDutch
- overdriveNorwegian
- przesadzać, wyolbrzymiaćPolish
- مبالغه کردن؛ اغراق کردنPersian
- لويول، غټول، اغراق كول، مبالغه كولPashto
- exagerarPortuguese
- a exageraRomanian
- преувеличиватьRussian
- zveličovaťSlovak
- preveč poudarjatiSlovenian
- preterivatiSerbian
- överdriva, förstoraSwedish
- กล่าวเกินจริงThai
- abartmakTurkish
- 誇大Chinese (Trad.)
- надмірно підкреслюватиUkrainian
- مبالغہ کرناUrdu
- cường điệuVietnamese
- 夸大Chinese (Simp.)
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