EXAGGERATE

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