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exaggerate
verb
To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
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ɛɡˈzæ.dʒə.ɹeɪt
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verb
To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
“Tended to romanticize and exaggerate this ‘gracious Old South’ imagery”
verb
Do something to an excessive degree
“He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups”
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Tended to romanticize and exaggerate this ‘gracious Old South’ imagery
He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups
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