Exaggerate



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GRE 红宝书

• v. 夸张; 夸大
• ［英］ v. 夸张 ( overstate) ; 夸大 ( overemphasize; intensify)
• ［记］ ex ( 出) +ag ( 一再) +ger ( 带) +ate -> 一再带出去 -> 夸张

Webster Collegiate

verb (-ated; -ating)

• Etymology: Latin exaggeratus, past participle of exaggerare, literally, to heap up, from ex- + agger heap, from aggerere to carry toward, from ad- + gerere to carry
• Date: 1613
• transitive verb
  • 1. to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth ; overstate <a friend exaggerates a man's virtues — Joseph Addison>
  • 2. to enlarge or increase especially beyond the normal ; overemphasize
• intransitive verb
  • to make an overstatement
• ? exaggeratedly adverb
• ? exaggeratedness noun
• ? exaggeration noun
• ? exaggerative adjective
• ? exaggerator noun
• ? exaggeratory adjective

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