exaggerate
(verb)
verb
1. to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
- tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery
Similar word(s): amplify, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate
Definition categories: communication, misinform, mislead
2. do something to an excessive degree
Similar word(s): overdo
Definition categories: social, do, make
Sentences with exaggerate as a verb:
- I've told you a billion times not to exaggerate!