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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•ag•ger•ate /ɪgˈzædʒəˌreɪt/USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing. - to magnify (something) beyond the limits of truth; overstate: [ ~ + obj]:to exaggerate the difficulties of a situation.[no object]I think you are exaggerating when you say he is as tall as a tree.
ex•ag•ger•a•tion /ɪgˌzædʒəˈreɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable* uncountable]See -ag-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•ag•ger•ate (ig zaj′ə rāt′),USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing. v.t. - to magnify beyond the limits of truth;
overstate;
represent disproportionately:to exaggerate the difficulties of a situation. - to increase or enlarge abnormally:Those shoes exaggerate the size of my feet.
v.i. - to employ exaggeration, as in speech or writing:a person who is always exaggerating.
- Latin exaggerātus (past participle of exaggerāre heap up), equivalent. to ex- ex-1 + agger heap + -ātus -ate1
- 1525–35
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged embellish, amplify, embroider.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged inflate.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged minimize.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: exaggerate /ɪɡˈzædʒəˌreɪt/ vb - to regard or represent as larger or greater, more important or more successful, etc, than is true
- (transitive) to make greater, more noticeable, etc, than usual: his new clothes exaggerated his awkwardness
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin exaggerāre to magnify, from aggerāre to heap, from agger heapexˈaggerˌatingly adv exˌaggerˈation n exˈaggerative, exˈaggeratory adj exˈaggerˌator n |