exaggerate

About 1.67 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To overstate, to describe more than the fact.

   I've told you a billion times not to exaggerate!

2. adjective Exaggerative; overblown.

Similar words

overstate hyperbolize overdo overdraw magnify amplify overemphasize overestimate overreact overact

Often followed by

the their its his when and or this it

Word family

exaggerated exaggerates exaggerating exaggerative exaggerator exaggerators exaggeratory