[syn: exaggerated, magnified, enlarged]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Exaggerated \Ex*ag"ger*a`ted\, a.
Enlarged beyond bounds or the truth. -- Ex*ag"ger*a`ted*ly,
adv.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Exaggerate \Ex*ag"ger*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exaggerated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Exaggerating . ] [L. exaggeratus, p. p. of
exaggerare to heap up; ex out + aggerare to heap up, fr.
agger heap, aggerere to bring to; ad to + gerere to bear. See
Jest. ]
1. To heap up; to accumulate. [Obs.] "Earth exaggerated upon
them [oaks and firs]." --Sir M. Hale.
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2. To amplify; to magnify; to enlarge beyond bounds or the
truth; to delineate extravagantly; to overstate the truth
concerning.
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A friend exaggerates a man's virtues. --Addison.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
exaggerated
adj 1: represented as greater than is true or reasonable; "an
exaggerated opinion of oneself" [syn: exaggerated,
overdone, overstated]
2: enlarged to an abnormal degree; "thick lenses exaggerated the
size of her eyes" [syn: exaggerated, magnified,
enlarged]