Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word To make something seem larger, more important, or better than it actually is.
Exaggerate
/ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪt/Synonyms:
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Examples:
'No, I am not exaggerating.
"Oh! your fears exaggerate, I hope.
"The Cardinal must have been exaggerating," he said.
Etymology:
From Latin exaggerare meaning to heap up, accumulate from ex- (out) and aggerare (to heap, pile up), first used in the sense of magnifying beyond the truth in the late 15th century.
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