— exaggeratingly , adv. — exaggerator , n.
/ig zaj"euh rayt'/ , v. , exaggerated, exaggerating .
v.t.
1. to magnify beyond the limits of truth; overstate; represent disproportionately: to exaggerate the difficulties of a situation.
2. to increase or enlarge abnormally: Those shoes exaggerate the size of my feet.
v.i.
3. to employ exaggeration, as in speech or writing: a person who is always exaggerating.
[ 1525-35; exaggeratus (ptp. of exaggerare heap up), equiv. to ex- EX- 1 + agger heap + -atus -ATE 1 ]
Syn. 1. embellish, amplify, embroider. 2. inflate.
Ant. 1. minimize.