exaggerate

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exaggerate
v. overstate, make something seem greater or more important than it really is; make larger than normal

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Exaggeration
Exaggeration is a representation of something in an excessive manner.

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exaggerate

Verb
1. to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
(synonym) overstate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyerbolise, magnify, amplify
(hypernym) misinform, mislead
(hyponym) overemphasize, overemphasise, overstress
(derivation) hyperbole, exaggeration
2. do something to an excessive degree; "He overdid it last night when he did 100 push-ups"
(synonym) overdo
(hypernym) make, do
(hyponym) overpraise
(derivation) exaggeration


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exaggerate
v. přehánět

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exaggerate
Czas. przesadzać; wyolbrzymiać