vverb.changeincrease in size, volume or significanceSynset:magnify
Examples:- Her terror was magnified in her mind
Derivationally Related Form:magnitudeamplifiermagnification
Hypernyms:enlarge
Inherited Hypernyms:magnifyenlargegrowincreasechange magnitudechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | Something ---s something
vverb.communicationto enlarge beyond bounds or the truthSynset:exaggerate hyperbolise hyperbolize magnify overdraw overstate
Examples:- tended to romanticize and exaggerate this 'gracious Old South' imagery
Antonyms:understate
Derivationally Related Form:overstatementmagnificationexaggerationhyperbole
Hypernyms:misinform mislead
Inherited Hypernyms:overstatemisinforminformcommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:aggrandiseaggrandizeblowblow upblusterboastbragdramatisedramatizeembellishembroidergasgasconadelardoveremphasiseoveremphasizeoverstresspadshoot a lineswashtoutvaunt
Full Troponyms:boastembroidergloatglorifyoveremphasizepreenpuff
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changeexaggerate or make biggerSynset:blow up expand inflate
Examples:- The charges were inflated
Derivationally Related Form:expansive
Hypernyms:increase
Inherited Hypernyms:inflateincreasechange
Direct Hyponyms:puff up
Full Troponyms:puff up
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changeincrease the volume ofDerivationally Related Form:amplifier
Hypernyms:compound deepen heighten intensify
Inherited Hypernyms:amplifyintensifyincreasechange magnitudechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something