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exaggerate

/ɪɡˈzædʒɚˌeɪt/ · 10 letters · 6 distinct letters

  1. verb

    to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

    tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery

  2. verb

    do something to an excessive degree

    He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups

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