exaggerate

//ɪɡˈzædʒəˌreɪt//
B2Frequency Level 10Neutral
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Verb

exaggerateInfinitive
exaggeratePresent tense
exaggeratedPast tense
exaggeratedPast participle
exaggeratingPresent participle
exaggeratesThird-person singular
1

To represent something as being larger, greater, better, or worse than it really is.

He tends to exaggerate his achievements.

2

To enlarge or increase beyond normal bounds or the truth.

He tends to exaggerate the size of the fish he catches.