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exaggerated |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Exaggerate \Ex*ag"ger*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exaggerated}; p. pr & vb n. {Exaggerating} . ] [L. exaggeratus p. p. of exaggerare to heap up ex out + aggerare to heap up fr agger heap, aggerere to bring to ad to + gerere to bear. See {Jest}. ] 1. To heap up to accumulate. [Obs.] ``Earth exaggerated upon them [oaks and firs].'' --Sir M. Hale. 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Exaggerated \Ex*ag"ger*a`ted\, a. Enlarged beyond bounds or the truth. -- {Ex*ag"ger*a`ted*ly}, adv From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: exaggerated adj 1: represented as greater than is true or reasonable; "an exaggerated opinion of oneself" [syn: {overdone}, {overstated}] 2: enlarged to an abnormal degree; "thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes" [syn: {magnified}, {enlarged}] 3: enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness; "had an exaggerated (or inflated) opinion of himself"; "a hyperbolic style" [syn: {hyperbolic}, {inflated}]
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