Thesaurus: exaggerate
To heap up; to accumulate.
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Definitions
- v. t. To heap up; to accumulate.
- v. t. To amplify; to magnify; to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth ; to delineate extravagantly ; to overstate the truth concerning.
- v. to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
- v. do something to an excessive degree
- 1. To heap up; to accumulate. [Obs.] "Earth exaggerated upon them [oaks and firs]." Sir M. Hale. 2. To amplify; to magnify; to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth ; to delineate extravagantly ; to overstate the truth concerning. A friend exaggerates a man's virtues. Addison.
- v:100 v to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth v do something to an excessive degree