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exaggerate

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exaggerate

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exaggerated

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EXAGGERATE

v.t.[L. exaggero; ex and aggero, to heap, from agger, a heap. ] 1. To heap on; to accumulate. In this literal sense, it is seldom used; perhaps never.
2. To highthen; to enlarge beyond the truth; to amplify; to represent as greater than strict truth will warrant. A friend exaggerates a man's virtues; a enemy exaggerates his vices or faults.
3. In painting, to highthen in coloring or design.

 

EXAGGERATED

pp. Enlarged beyond the truth.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EXAGGERATE

Ex *ag "ger *ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exaggerated; p. pr. & vb. n.Exaggerating. ] Etym: [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.

 

EXAGGERATED

EXAGGERATED Ex *ag "ger *a `ted, a.

 

Defn: Enlarged beyond bounds or the truth. -- Ex *ag "ger *a `ted *ly, adv.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

exaggerate

ex ag ger ate |igˈzajəˌrāt ɪɡˈzæʤəˌreɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] represent (something ) as being larger, greater, better, or worse than it really is: they were apt to exaggerate any aches and pains | [ no obj. ] : I couldn't sleep for three days —I'm not exaggerating. • (as adj. exaggerated ) enlarged or altered beyond normal or due proportions: her plump thighs, exaggerated hips, and minuscule waist. DERIVATIVES ex ag ger at ed ly adverb, ex ag ger a tive |-ˌrātiv |adjective, ex ag ger a tor |-ˌrātər |noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: 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, ’ ‘dwell on a virtue or fault, ’ giving rise to current senses.

 

Oxford Dictionary

exaggerate

exaggerate |ɪgˈzadʒəreɪt, ɛg- | ▶verb [ with obj. ] represent (something ) as being larger, better, or worse than it really is: she was apt to exaggerate any aches and pains | [ no obj. ] : I couldn't sleep for three days —I'm not exaggerating. • (as adj. exaggerated ) enlarged or altered beyond normal proportions: exaggerated features such as a massive head and beetling brows. DERIVATIVES exaggeratedly adverb, exaggerative |-rətɪv |adjective, exaggerator noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: 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.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

exaggerate

exaggerate verb the conflict was exaggerated by the media: overstate, overemphasize, overestimate, magnify, amplify, aggrandize, inflate; embellish, embroider, elaborate, overplay, dramatize; hyperbolize, stretch the truth; informal lay it on thick, make a mountain out of a molehill, blow out of all proportion, blow up, make a big thing of. ANTONYMS understate.

 

exaggerated

exaggerated adjective an exaggerated account of my exploits: overstated, inflated, magnified, amplified, aggrandized, excessive; hyperbolic, elaborate, overdone, overplayed, overblown, over-dramatized, melodramatic, sensational; informal over the top.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

exaggerate

exaggerate verb the conflict was exaggerated by the media | they often exaggerate for dramatic effect: overstate, overemphasize, overstress, overestimate, overvalue, magnify, amplify, aggrandize, inflate; embellish, embroider, colour, elaborate, over-elaborate, oversell, overdraw, overplay, dramatize; hyperbolize, add colour, stretch the truth; Brit. overpitch; informal pile it on, lay it on thick, lay it on with a trowel /shovel, make a mountain out of a molehill, blow something out of all proportion, make a drama out of a crisis, make a big thing of; Brit. informal shoot a line; archaic draw the longbow. ANTONYMS play down; understate.

 

exaggerated

exaggerated adjective I gave her an exaggerated account of my exploits: overstated, overemphasized, inflated, magnified, amplified, aggrandized, excessive, hyperbolic, over-elaborate, overdone, overplayed, overdramatized, theatrical, dramatic, highly coloured, extravagant, melodramatic, sensational, sensationalist, sensationalistic; informal over the top, OTT, tall. ANTONYMS understated.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

exaggerate

ex ag ger ate /ɪɡzǽdʒərèɪt /〖ex (完全に )aggerate (積み上げる )〗動詞 ～s /-ts /; ～d /-ɪd /; -ating 他動詞 1 〈人が 〉〈事 物 〉を誇張する , おおげさに言う [考える ]▸ greatly exaggerate the dangers [importance ]危険性 [重要性 ]をひどく誇張する 2 〈物が 〉〈状況 品質など 〉を強調する , きわだたせる, (実際より )良く [重要に ]見せる ▸ The jeans exaggerated her great figure .ジーンズは彼女の見事なスタイルをきわだたせた 3 ｟古 ｠〈器官など 〉を肥大させる .自動詞 誇張する , おおげさに言う .ex á g ger à tor 名詞 誇張する人 .

 

exaggerated

ex ag ger at ed /ɪɡzǽdʒərèɪtɪd /形容詞 more ～; most ～〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗誇張された , おおげさな ▸ He left the room with an exaggerated bow towards Susan .彼はスーザンにおおげさに一礼して部屋を出ていった ～ly 副詞 誇張して, おおげさに .