exaggerate

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɛɡˈzæ.dʒə.reɪt/ or /ɪɡˈzæ.dʒə.reɪt/

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• Hyphenation: ex‧ag‧ger‧ate

Verb

Plain form exaggerate

Third-person singular exaggerates

Past tense exaggerated

Past participle exaggerated

Present participle exaggerating

1. If you exaggerate, then you make something look bigger or more important than it really is.

Derived words

• exaggeratedly
• exaggerator