| 单词 | exaggerate |
| 释义 | exaggerate —exaggeratingly, adv. —exaggerator, n. /ig zaj"euh rayt'/, v. , exaggerated, exaggerating. v.t. 1. to magnify beyond the limits of truth; overstate; represent disproportionately: to exaggerate the difficulties of a situation. 2. to increase or enlarge abnormally: Those shoes exaggerate the size of my feet. v.i. 3. to employ exaggeration, as in speech or writing: a person who is always exaggerating. [1525-35; < L exaggeratus (ptp. of exaggerare heap up), equiv. to ex- EX-1 + agger heap + -atus -ATE1] Syn. 1. embellish, amplify, embroider. 2. inflate. Ant. 1. minimize. |
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