ex·ag·ger·ate /ɪgˈzæʤəˌret/
(vt.)誇張,誇大(vi.)誇張,誇大
Ex·ag·ger·ate v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exaggerated p. pr. & vb. n. Exaggerating . ]
1. To heap up; to accumulate. [Obs.] “Earth exaggerated upon them [oaks and firs].”
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.
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exaggerate
v 1: to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to
romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South'
imagery" [syn: overstate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyerbolise,
magnify, amplify] [ant: understate]
2: do something to an excessive degree; "He overdid it last
night when he did 100 push-ups" [syn: overdo]