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单词 exaggerating
释义

exaggerate

verb

ex·​ag·​ger·​ate ig-ˈza-jə-ˌrāt How to pronounce exaggerate (audio)
exaggerated; exaggerating

transitive verb

1
: to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth : overstate
a friend exaggerates a man's virtues Joseph Addison
2
: to enlarge or increase especially beyond the normal : overemphasize

intransitive verb

: to make an overstatement
exaggerative
ig-ˈza-jə-ˌrā-tiv How to pronounce exaggerate (audio)
-ˈzaj-rə-tiv
-ˈza-jə-rə-tiv
adjective
exaggerator
ig-ˈza-jə-ˌrā-tər How to pronounce exaggerate (audio)
noun
exaggeratory
ig-ˈzaj-rə-ˌtȯr-ē How to pronounce exaggerate (audio)
-ˈza-jə-
adjective

Synonyms

  • color
  • elaborate (on)
  • embellish
  • embroider
  • hyperbolize
  • magnify
  • pad
  • stretch
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Example Sentences

The book exaggerates the difficulties he faced in starting his career. It's impossible to exaggerate the importance of this discovery. He tends to exaggerate when talking about his accomplishments. He exaggerated his movements so we could see them more clearly.
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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin exaggerātus, past participle of exaggerāre "to heap up, construct by piling up, increase in significance," from ex- ex- entry 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" — more at jest entry 1

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Kids Definition

exaggerate

verb

ex·​ag·​ger·​ate ig-ˈza-jə-ˌrāt How to pronounce exaggerate (audio)
exaggerated; exaggerating
: to describe as larger or greater than what is true She exaggerated her successes.

exaggerating

verb

present participle of exaggerate
1
as in hyperbolizing
to add to the interest of by including made-up details the American colonist John Smith is believed by many historians to have exaggerated his adventures

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • hyperbolizing
  • padding
  • coloring
  • enhancing
  • embellishing
  • expanding
  • stretching
  • embroidering
  • satirizing
  • overstating
  • emphasizing
  • magnifying
  • stressing
  • overemphasizing
  • overdoing
  • amplifying
  • overplaying
  • caricaturing
  • elaborating (on)
  • fudging
  • hedging
  • overdrawing
  • gussying up
  • enlarging (on or upon)
  • playing up
  • fleshing (out)
  • dressing up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • minimizing
  • understating
  • belittling
  • playing down
2
as in overstating
to describe or express in too strong terms it would be impossible to exaggerate the importance of this entrance exam

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • overstating
  • overdoing
  • padding
  • stretching
  • overdrawing
  • elaborating
  • embellishing
  • putting on
  • embroidering
  • overemphasizing
  • coloring
  • sensationalizing
  • hedging
  • fudging
  • overplaying
  • playing up
  • magnifying
  • melodramatizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • understating
  • minimizing
  • belittling
  • playing down
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