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Word: Exaggerate
Speech Type: Verb
mid 16th century: from Latin exaggerat- ‘heaped up’, from the verb exaggerare, from ex- ‘thoroughly’ + aggerare ‘heap up’ (from agger ‘heap’). The word originally meant ‘pile up, accumulate’, later ‘intensify praise or blame’, giving rise to current senses
ɪɡˈzadʒəreɪt
ɛɡˈzadʒəreɪt
represent (something) as being larger, better, or worse than it really is
Short Definition:represent something as being larger, better, or worse than it really is
Examples:- he was apt to exaggerate any aches and pains
- claims of turmoil within the firm are greatly exaggerated
- I couldn't sleep for three days—I'm not exaggerating
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