Exaggerate
31exaggerate — verb Syn: overstate, overemphasize, overestimate, inflate, embellish, embroider, elaborate, overplay, dramatize; Brit.; informal blow out of all proportion Ant: understate …
32exaggerate — ex•ag•ger•ate [[t]ɪgˈzædʒ əˌreɪt[/t]] v. at•ed, at•ing 1) to magnify beyond the limits of truth; overstate; represent disproportionately: He exaggerates his accomplishments[/ex] 2) to increase or enlarge abnormally: That dress exaggerates my… …
33exaggerate — Ho onui, ho onuinui, ho onui ōlelo, pālau, ho opālau, ha anui, ha ano u, wahalehe. Rare: uhalehe, ohaohala …
34exaggerate — v.tr. 1 (also absol.) give an impression of (a thing), esp. in speech or writing, that makes it seem larger or greater etc. than it really is. 2 enlarge or alter beyond normal or due proportions (spoke with exaggerated politeness). Derivatives:… …
35tendency to exaggerate — inclination to exaggerate, tendency to embellish the truth …
36Pile it on — exaggerate …
37Spread it on thick — exaggerate …
38pile it on — exaggerate …
39pull the long bow — exaggerate …
40run into the ground — exaggerate …