exaggerate

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɛɡˈzæ.dʒə.ɹeɪt/, /ɪɡˈzæ.dʒə.ɹeɪt/

Verb

exaggerate (exaggerates, present participle exaggerating; past and past participle exaggerated)

1. To overstate, to describe more than is fact.

   I've told you a billion times not to exaggerate!

   He said he'd slept with hundreds of girls, but I know he's exaggerating. The real number is about ten.

Synonyms

• big up
• overexaggerate
• overstate
• hyperbolize

Antonyms

• (overstate) belittle, downplay, understate, trivialize

Related terms

• exaggeration

Translations

• French: exagérer, outrer
• German: übertreiben
• Italian: esagerare
• Portuguese: exagerar
• Russian: преувели́чивать
• Spanish: exagerar

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