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exaggerate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (California) audio
• /ɪɡˈzæd͡ʒ.ə.ɹeɪt/
• /ɛk(s)ˈzæ(ɡ)d͡ʒɜː(ɹ).ɹeɪt/
• /ɛɡˈzæd͡ʒ.ə.ɹeɪt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exaggerātus, perfect passive participle of exaggerō (“to heap up, increase, enlarge, magnify, amplify, exaggerate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from ex- (“out, up”) + aggerō, aggerāre (“to heap up”), from agger (“a pile, heap, mound, dike, mole, pier, etc.”), from aggerō, aggerere (“to bear, carry to (some place), bring together”), from ad- (“to, toward”) + gerō (“to carry”).

Meanings

1. Exaggerative; overblown.
   • And in general, if it is a natural feeling, let it be, but at normal, living levels, not too exaggerate. 1901, Valentin Matcas, The Human Addictions:
   • Water was invading, like some loving arms, some protecting wings, but its love and care were too exaggerate, they were deadly. 2005, Daniel Marin, Megator, page 4:
   • From this comparison, it seems that the data in Table 7.7 are reasonable, while Ashbel's values are exaggerate. 2012, Yair Goldreich, The Climate of Israel: Observation, Research and Application, page 132:
   • You will leave [the camp] and when confronted to the smallest inconvenience you will have again these reactions that, for me, are very exaggerate. 2012, Joy Damousi, Mariano Ben Plotkin, Psychoanalysis and Politics, page 202:

Forms

exaggerate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (California) audio
• /ɪɡˈzæd͡ʒ.ə.ɹeɪt/
• /ɛk(s)ˈzæ(ɡ)d͡ʒɜː(ɹ).ɹeɪt/
• /ɛɡˈzæd͡ʒ.ə.ɹeɪt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exaggerātus, perfect passive participle of exaggerō (“to heap up, increase, enlarge, magnify, amplify, exaggerate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from ex- (“out, up”) + aggerō, aggerāre (“to heap up”), from agger (“a pile, heap, mound, dike, mole, pier, etc.”), from aggerō, aggerere (“to bear, carry to (some place), bring together”), from ad- (“to, toward”) + gerō (“to carry”).

Meanings

1. To overstate, to describe more than the fact.
   • These testosterone thumpers have repackaged and exaggerated the study, with a credulity born of zealotry, into articles with shitposty titles like “Trust The Science: Study Links Left-Wing Politics to Lower Testosterone,” casting it as hard proof of their hormonal theories of healthy politics. 2023 April 5, Mark Hay, “Does Testosterone Affect Your Politics?”, in VICE:
   • I've told you a billion times not to exaggerate!
   • He said he’d slept with hundreds of girls, but I know he’s exaggerating. The real number is about ten.

Forms

Antonyms

trivialize · belittle · understate · downplay · trivialize

Deriveds

exaggeratedly · underexaggerate · hyperexaggerate · exaggeratingly · exaggerator · exaggerative · exaggeratory · exaggerativeness · exaggeratively

Hyponyms

overexaggerate

Relateds

exaggeration · show off

Synonyms

stretch · overcharge · cut it fat · overemphasize · overstate · overstate · overdo · exaggerate · big up · stretch · big up · hyperbolize · overcharge · play up · overexaggerate · three-sheet · hyperbolize

Translations (69)

fr exagérer (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · el μεγαλοποιώ (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · uk перебі́льшувати (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · de übertreiben (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · hu eltúloz (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · is yfirdrífa (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · de aufpeitschen (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · sv överdriva (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · ar بَالَغَ (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · tr mübalağa etmek (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · vo tuükön (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · cmn 誇大 /夸大 (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · mi whakamōmona kōrero (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · no overdrive (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · az şişirtmək (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · az mübaliğə etmək (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · la verbīs augeō (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · sq zmadhoj (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · ka გაზვიადება (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · tr abartmak (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · tl palakihin (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · qu anchachay (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · he הגזים (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · ivv mapanatun (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · eo troigi (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · el παραφουσκώνω (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · fi liioitella (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · gl esaxerar (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · ca exagerar (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · is ýkja (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · ro exagera (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · uk перебі́льшити (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · nb overdrive (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · ja 誇張する (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · ba арттырыу (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · ja 大袈裟に言う (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · sq teproj (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · mi tahupera (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · ka გადაჭარბება (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · el παρακάνω (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · ko 과장하다 (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · lnd mefoot (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · pl wyolbrzymiać (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · fr outrer (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · ko 과대시하다 (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · it esagerare (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · cs přehánět (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · fa گزاف گفتن (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · pl przesadzać (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · da overdrive (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · mi hau pirau (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · sv ta i (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · es exagerar (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · ru преувели́чить (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · bg преувеличавам (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · el υπερβάλλω (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · ru утри́ровать (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · cmn 誇張 /夸张 (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · nl overdrijven (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · pt exagerar (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · mk преувеличува (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · id melebih-lebihkan (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · id membesar-besarkan (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · haw hoʻonui ʻōlelo (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · hu túloz (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · ru преувели́чивать (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · tl magpalaki (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · nb ta i (to overstate, to describe more than is fact) · fa اغراق کردن (to overstate, to describe more than is fact)