Dictionary
ex•ag•ger•ate
Pronunciation: (ig-zaj'u-rāt"), [key]
—v., -at•ed, -at•ing.
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v.t.
1. to magnify beyond the limits of truth; overstate; represent disproportionately:
to exaggerate the difficulties of a situation.
2. to increase or enlarge abnormally:
Those shoes exaggerate the size of my feet.
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v.i.
to employ exaggeration, as in speech or writing:
a person who is always exaggerating. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.