transcription, транскрипция: [ ig-ˈza-jə-ˌrāt ]
verb
( -at·ed ; -at·ing )
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 exaggerate s a man's virtues — Joseph Addison
2. : to enlarge or increase especially beyond the normal : overemphasize
intransitive verb
: to make an overstatement
• ex·ag·ger·at·ed·ly adverb
• ex·ag·ger·at·ed·ness noun
• ex·ag·ger·a·tion -ˌza-jə-ˈrā-shən noun
• ex·ag·ger·a·tive -ˈza-jə-ˌrā-tiv, -ˈzaj-rə-, -ˈza-jə- adjective
• ex·ag·ger·a·tor -ˈza-jə-ˌrā-tər noun
• ex·ag·ger·a·to·ry -ˈzaj-rə-ˌtȯr-ē, -ˈza-jə- adjective