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Definition of exaggerate
exaggerated
;exaggerating
transitive verb
1 : to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth : overstate a friend exaggerates a man's virtues — Joseph Addison
2 : to enlarge or increase especially beyond the normal : overemphasize
intransitive verb
: to make an overstatement
exaggeratedly
adverbexaggeratedness
nounRead the Latest from M-W
Examples of exaggerate in a Sentence
The book exaggerates the difficulties he faced in starting his career.
It's impossible to exaggerate the importance of this discovery.
He tends to exaggerate when talking about his accomplishments.
He exaggerated his movements so we could see them more clearly.
Recent Examples of exaggerate from the Web
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Exaggerated patterns on chiffon dresses elevates the everyday Doc Martens–and-jean-jacket look.
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And though Keisler was clearly exaggerating, Colin is pretty damn huge for his age.
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History is stories — some real, some exaggerated, others invented.
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This is a situation in which there is an element of truth but Trump exaggerates the facts in a way that lacks context.
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The conservative argument necessarily downplays the pain and humiliation an LGBT person experiences as a result of discrimination and exaggerates the consequences of asking a Christian to adhere to secular law.
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Speaking to thousands of supporters in Iowa, the president launched into a rambling defense of his Administration and at times exaggerating his accomplishments in office.
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It was written as a futurist comedy that exaggerated its author’s hopes and fears for a world to come that in many ways already existed.
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When there is a Hamas wrongdoing, Al-Jazeera hides it, and when a similar or lesser action comes from (the rival) Palestinian Authority, Al-Jazeera reports it and exaggerates it.
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Origin and Etymology of exaggerate
Latin exaggeratus, past participle of exaggerare, literally, to heap up, from ex- + agger heap, from aggerere to carry toward, from ad- + gerere to carry
EXAGGERATE Defined for English Language Learners
exaggerate
playDefinition of exaggerate for English Language Learners
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: to think of or describe something as larger or greater than it really is
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: to make (something) larger or greater than normal
EXAGGERATE Defined for Kids
exaggerate
playDefinition of exaggerate for Students
exaggerated
;exaggerating
: to describe as larger or greater than what is true She exaggerated her successes.
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