Exaggerate meaning

What does “exaggerate” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“exaggerate” is a verb with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth.

exaggerate

verb

to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
“tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery”
Synonymsoverstate overdraw hyperbolize hyperbolise magnify amplify
do something to an excessive degree
“He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups”
Synonymsoverdo

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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