Definition of
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[ verb ] to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

Synonyms

exaggerate magnify amplify hyperbolize hyerbolise overdraw

Examples

tended to romanticize and exaggerate this ``gracious Old South'' imagery"

Related terms

understate misinform boast overemphasize embroider exaggeration exaggeration

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Rhymes with

understate devastate state interstate interstate gestate potentate estate est prostate tate necessitate levitate gravitate misstate restate intrastate upstate reinstate misstate acetate incapacitate resuscitate solid-state rotate mutate dictate irritate imitate annotate amputate agitate meditate militate decapitate facilitate vegetate debilitate rehabilitate hesitate precipitate premeditate cogitate dictate lactate

Phonetic and Homophones

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Similar Spelling

overstated overstep overstay overestimate overstress Overstreet oversea oversee oversew overstuffed overstretch overuse overcast overcoat overseas overseer oversewn overshoe overshot overside oversize overshoot oversized oversexed overskirt oversleep overspend overstock overhasty overstuff oversight overspread overstrain overstrung overact overserious Overson overextend overcoating overcasting obverse

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