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Exaggerate
verb
/ɛɡˈzæ.dʒə.ɹeɪt/
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Word Frequency:
1.7
Definitions
1.
verb
To overstate, to describe more than is fact.
"He said he'd slept with hundreds of girls, but I know he's exaggerating. The real number is about ten."
Synonyms
big up
hyperbolize
overexaggerate
overstate
overdo
overdraw
magnify
amplify
overemphasize
overestimate
overreact
overact
Antonyms
belittle
downplay
trivialize
understate
Rhymes With
elucidate
articulate
desolate
facilitate
profligate
explicate
deliberate
delineate
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