verb
ADVERB
▪ greatly , grossly , vastly , wildly
▪
These figures have been greatly ~d.
▪ a little , slightly , etc.
▪ rather , somewhat
▪ further
▪ easily
▪
The historical significance of these events can be easily ~d (= it is easy to think they are more significant than they are) .
▪ deliberately
VERB + EXAGGERATE
▪ tend to
▪
John does tend to ~ slightly.
▪ be easy to
▪ be difficult to , be hard to , be impossible to
▪
It is difficult to ~ the importance of developing good study habits.
PHRASES
▪ highly ~d
▪
The allegations were highly ~d.
Exaggerate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ difference , ↑ extent , ↑ importance , ↑ problem , ↑ significance