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Exaggerate

verb
/ɛɡˈzæ.dʒə.ɹeɪt/
Word Frequency: 1.7

Definitions

1.verbTo 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 uphyperbolizeoverexaggerateoverstateoverdooverdrawmagnifyamplifyoveremphasizeoverestimateoverreactoveract

Antonyms

belittledownplaytrivializeunderstate

Rhymes With

elucidatearticulatedesolatefacilitateprofligateexplicatedeliberatedelineate
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