Verb
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to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
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exaggerate,
overdraw,
hyperbolize,
hyperbolise,
magnify,
amplify |
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understate,
downplay,
minimise,
minimize represent as less significant or important
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misinform,
mislead give false or misleading information to
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overemphasise,
overemphasize,
overstress place special or excessive emphasis on; "I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book"
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vaunt,
shoot a line,
gasconade,
brag,
gas,
boast,
tout,
bluster,
swash,
blow attack with gas; subject to gas fumes; "The despot gassed the rebellious tribes"
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aggrandise,
aggrandize,
embroider,
lard,
dramatise,
dramatize,
embellish,
pad,
blow up add details to
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