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ɪgˈzadʒəreɪt,
ɛg-/
v.
represent (something) as being larger, better, or worse than it really is.
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[as adj. exaggerated]
enlarged or altered beyond normal proportions.
Derivative
- exaggeratedly adv.
- exaggeration n.
- exaggerative adj.
- exaggerator n.
Etymology
C16: from L. exaggerat-, exaggerare ‘heap up’.