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Overexaggerate vs. Exaggerate
Overexaggerate
Examples:
She tends to overexaggerate her achievements.Reporters sometimes overexaggerate news stories.He claims he's a billionaire, but he's likely overexaggerating.
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Exaggerate
/ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪt/Examples:
'No, I am not exaggerating."Oh! your fears exaggerate, I hope."The Cardinal must have been exaggerating," he said.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Remember that exaggerate itself already means to overstate or magnify the truth, so using over before it is redundant.
- Think of exaggerate as the base action while overexaggerate might imply an extreme doubling down but is unnecessary since exaggeration already suggests overstatement.
- Keep in mind that exaggerate is the formally recognized and accepted term, while overexaggerate may be considered incorrect or colloquial by some and is often redundant.
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