Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - exaggerate
Exaggerate
exaggerate
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 exaggeratedly adv. exaggeratingly adv. exaggeration n. exaggerative adj. exaggerator n. Etymology: L exaggerare (as EX-(1), aggerare heap up f. agger heap)
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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 to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth ; overstate , to enlarge or increase especially beyond the normal ; overemphasize, intransitive verb to make an overstatement, ~dly adverb ~dness noun exaggeration noun exaggerative adjective exaggerator noun exaggeratory adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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