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Definition exaggerate in British English
exaggerate
verb
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verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪt/
1
to describe something in a way that makes it seem better, worse, larger, more important etc than it really is
Example
Don't exaggerate! It wasn't that bad!
Example
The paper's political influence has been greatly exaggerated.
Example
We should not exaggerate the importance of this agreement.
Synonyms and related words
Synonyms and related words
