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exaggerate definition
exaggerate |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb exaggerate 2 senses of exaggerate Sense 1 overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, magnify, amplify => overemphasize, overemphasise, overstress => boast, tout, swash, shoot a line brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade => embroider, pad, lard, embellish, aggrandize, aggrandise, blow up dramatize, dramatise Sense 2 overdo, exaggerate => overleap Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb exaggerate 2 senses of exaggerate Sense 1 overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, magnify, amplify => overemphasize, overemphasise, overstress => boast, tout, swash, shoot a line brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade => puff => gloat, triumph, crow => preen, pride, congratulate => embroider, pad, lard, embellish, aggrandize, aggrandise, blow up dramatize, dramatise => glorify Sense 2 overdo, exaggerate => overleap Entailment of verb exaggerate Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb exaggerate 2 senses of exaggerate Sense 1 overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, magnify, amplify => misinform, mislead Sense 2 overdo, exaggerate => make do Familiarity of verb exaggerate exaggerate used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb exaggerate Sense 1 overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, magnify, amplify => misinform, mislead -------------- Sense 2 overdo, exaggerate => make do -------------- Overview of verb exaggerate The verb exaggerate has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (14) overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, magnify, amplify -- (to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; " tended to romanticize and exaggerate this ``gracious Old South'' imagery") 2. (2) overdo, exaggerate -- (do something to an excessive degree: "He overdid it last night when he did 100 push-ups") Grep of adj exaggerate exaggerated Overview of verb exaggerate The verb exaggerate has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (14) overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, magnify, amplify -- (to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; " tended to romanticize and exaggerate this ``gracious Old South'' imagery") 2. (2) overdo, exaggerate -- (do something to an excessive degree: "He overdid it last night when he did 100 push-ups")
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