exaggerated Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
   overdraw; magnify; exaggerate; overstate; hyperbolize; hyperbolise; amplify.
   
   • tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery
2. verb do something to an excessive degree
   overdo; exaggerate.
   
   • He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups
3. adjective satellite represented as greater than is true or reasonable
   overstated; overdone.
   
   • an exaggerated opinion of oneself
4. adjective satellite enlarged to an abnormal degree
   enlarged; magnified.
   
   • thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes

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