exaggerate

exaggerate
verb
ADVERB
greatly, grossly, vastly, wildly

These figures have been greatly exaggerated.

a little, slightly, etc.
rather, somewhat
further
easily

The historical significance of these events can be easily exaggerated (= it is easy to think they are more significant than they are).

deliberately
VERB + EXAGGERATE
tend to

John does tend to exaggerate slightly.

be easy to
be difficult to, be hard to, be impossible to

It is difficult to exaggerate the importance of developing good study habits.

PHRASES
highly exaggerated

The allegations were highly exaggerated.

Exaggerate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑difference, ↑extent, ↑importance, ↑problem, ↑significance

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  • exaggerate — [eg zaj′ər āt΄, igzaj′ə rāt΄] vt. exaggerated, exaggerating [< L exaggeratus, pp. of exaggerare, to increase, exaggerate < ex , out, up + aggerare, to heap up < agger, a heap < aggerere, to bring toward < ad , to + gerere, to carry …   English World dictionary

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  • exaggerate — index cloak, compound, distort, enhance, enlarge, expand, falsify, inflate, intensify …   Law dictionary

  • exaggerate — (v.) 1530s, to pile up, accumulate, from L. exaggeratus, pp. of exaggerare heighten, amplify, magnify, lit. to heap, pile, load, fill, from ex thoroughly (see EX (Cf. ex )) + aggerare heap up, from agger (gen. aggeris) heap, from …   Etymology dictionary

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