vverb.changeincrease in size, volume or significanceSynset:amplify magnify
Examples:- Her terror was magnified in her mind
Derivationally Related Form:magnitudeamplifiermagnification
Hypernyms:enlarge
Inherited Hypernyms:magnifyenlargegrowincreasechange magnitudechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | Something ---s something
vverb.communicationto enlarge beyond bounds or the truthSynset:amplify exaggerate hyperbolise hyperbolize magnify overdraw overstate
Examples:- tended to romanticize and exaggerate this 'gracious Old South' imagery
Antonyms:understate
Derivationally Related Form:overstatementmagnificationexaggerationhyperbole
Hypernyms:misinform mislead
Inherited Hypernyms:overstatemisinforminformcommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:aggrandiseaggrandizeblowblow upblusterboastbragdramatisedramatizeembellishembroidergasgasconadelardoveremphasiseoveremphasizeoverstresspadshoot a lineswashtoutvaunt
Full Troponyms:boastembroidergloatglorifyoveremphasizepreenpuff
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changemake largeTopic:photographypicture taking
Synset:blow up enlarge magnify
Antonyms:reduce
Derivationally Related Form:enlargerenlargementmagnifiermagnificationblowupmagnitude
Hypernyms:increase
Inherited Hypernyms:blow upincreasechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
adj satadj.allenlarged to an abnormal degreeSynset:enlarged exaggerated
Examples:- thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes
Antonyms:decreased
Inherited Hypernyms:exaggerated
Similar to:increased