Exaggerate word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "exaggerate" word

[verb] to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this ``gracious Old South'' imagery"
[verb] do something to an excessive degree; "He overdid it last night when he did 100 push-ups"

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\Ex*ag"ger*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exaggerated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exaggerating} . ] [L. exaggeratus, p. p. of exaggerare to heap up; ex out + aggerare to heap up, fr. agger heap, aggerere to bring to; ad to + gerere to bear. See {Jest}. ] 1. To heap up; to accumulate. [Obs.] ``Earth exaggerated upon them [oaks and firs].'' --Sir M. Hale. 2. To amplify; to magnify; to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; to delineate extravagantly; to overstate the truth concerning. A friend exaggerates a man's virtues. --Addison.

Synonyms for exaggerate

amplify, hyerbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdo, overdraw, overstate

Antonyms: downplay, minimise, minimize, understate

Related terms: deceive, distort, exceed, exhaust, go too far, jazz up, know no bounds, miscolor, overassess, overdraw, overdrive, overexercise, overlabor, overleap, overreach, overreact, overstride, overtask, ramify, reinforce, soup up, stretch the truth

The fun area, different aproach to word »exaggerate«

Let's analyse "exaggerate" as pure text. This string has Ten letters in Four syllables and Five vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: ETAREGGAXE. Average typing speed for these characters is 2815 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: . -..- .- --. --. . .-. .- - .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: exaggerate: 5 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 5 = 17, reduced: 8 . and the final result is Eight.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: exaggerate: 5 + 6 + 1 + 7 + 7 + 5 + 9 + 1 + 2 + 5 = 48, reduced: 3, and the final result is Three.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (2)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
E (3)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
G (2)	7	Chariot	Strong, Sturdy, Decisive
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
X (1)	24	Queen of Wands	Dependent, Caring, Sensual, Loving

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