exaggerate
exaggerate - verb
- To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth : overstate
- To enlarge or increase especially beyond the normal : overemphasize
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"a friend exaggerates a man's virtues"
Usage examples
Examples: 'The word "exaggerate" is important to learn.' 'Please use "exaggerate" in your sentence.' 'Understanding "exaggerate" helps with spelling.'
exaggerate - thesaurus
Synonyms: color, elaborate (on), embellish, embroider, hyperbolize, magnify, pad, stretch
Antonyms: understate
SpellingJoy score for exaggerate
SpellingJoy Gematria
✨ Mystic
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Letter Values
E
8
X
25
A
1
G
8
G
8
E
5
R
19
A
1
T
21
E
8
Etymology
Latin
Borrowed from Latin exaggerātus, past participle of exaggerāre "to heap up, construct by piling up, increase in significance," from ex- ex-:1 + aggerāre "to heap up over, form into a heap," verbal derivative of agger "rubble, earthwork, rampart, dam," noun derivative of aggerere "to bring, carry (to or up), push close up (against)," from ag- ag- + gerere "to carry, bring"