Exaggerate definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

If you exaggerate, you indicate that something is, for example, worse or more important than it really is. ... Like many stories about him, it smacks of ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'exaggerate'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× exaggerate (ɪgzædʒəreɪt ) Wordforms:3rdpersonsingularpresent tenseexaggerates ,presentparticipleexaggerating ,pasttense,pastparticipleexaggerated 1. verb Ifyouexaggerate,youindicatethatsomethingis,forexample,worseormoreimportantthanitreallyis. HethinksI'mexaggerating.[VERB] Don'texaggerate.[VERB] Sheilaadmittedthatshedidsometimesexaggeratethedemandsofherjob.[VERBnoun] exaggeration(ɪgzædʒəreɪʃən )Wordforms:pluralexaggerations variablenounLikemanystoriesabouthim,itsmacksofexaggeration. Itwouldbeanexaggerationtocallthedangerurgent. Synonyms:overstatement,inflation,emphasis,excess MoreSynonymsofexaggerate 2. verb Ifsomethingexaggeratesasituation,quality,orfeature,itmakesthesituation,quality,orfeatureappeargreater,moreobvious,ormoreimportantthanitreallyis. Thesefiguresexaggeratethelossofcompetitiveness.[VERBnoun] MoreSynonymsofexaggerate COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof exaggerate Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'exaggerate' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'exaggerate' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'draisine' HindiTranslationof'exaggerate' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency exaggerateinBritishEnglish (ɪɡˈzædʒəˌreɪt ) verb1. toregardorrepresentaslargerorgreater,moreimportantormoresuccessful,etc,thanistrue 2. (transitive) tomakegreater,morenoticeable,etc,thanusual hisnewclothesexaggeratedhisawkwardness CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsexaggeratingly(exˈaggerˌatingly)adverb exaggeration(exˌaggerˈation)noun exaggerative(exˈaggerative)orexaggeratory(exˈaggeratory)adjective exaggerator(exˈaggerˌator)noun WordoriginC16:fromLatinexaggerāretomagnify,fromaggerāretoheap,fromaggerheap WordFrequency exaggerateinAmericanEnglish (ɛgˈzædʒərˌeɪt ;ɪgˈzædʒəˌreɪt ) verbtransitiveWordforms:exˈaggerˌatedorexˈaggerˌating1.  tothink,speak,orwriteofasgreaterthanisreallyso;magnifybeyondthefact;overstate 2.  toincreaseorenlargetoanextremeorabnormaldegree;overemphasize;intensify verbintransitive3.  togiveanexaggerateddescriptionoraccount Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsexaggeratedly(exˈaggerˌatedly) adverb exaggeration(exˌaggerˈation) noun exaggerative(exˈaggerˌative) adjective exaggerator(exˈaggerˌator) noun Wordorigin