exagerar
Meaning
- to exaggerate, to overstate, to overemphasize
- to overdo, to go overboard
- to overreact, to blow out of proportion
- to play up, to inflate, to overplay, to ham up
Concepts
exaggerate
overstate
overdo
amplify
hyperbolize
magnify
overdraw
overpay
over-egg
aggrandize
inflate
overact
overplay
stretch
breed cattle
increase
make bigger
multiply
hyperbolise
stretch the truth
pile it on
Frequency
Hyphenated as
e‧xa‧ge‧rar
Pronounced as (IPA)
/eɡsaxeˈɾaɾ/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin exaggerāre (“exaggerate, amplify”).
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