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exaggerate

/ɪɡ'zædʒə,reɪt/

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verb
do something to an excessive degree
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overdo

type of:
do make
verb
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
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"tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

Similar:

amplify hyperbolise hyperbolize magnify overdraw overstate

type of:
mislead misinform

Examples of exaggerate

"tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"