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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ex·ag·ger·ate (-at·ed ; -at·ing) ETYMOLOGY Latin exaggeratus, past participle of exaggerare,literally, to heap up, from ex- + agger heap, from aggerere to carry toward, from ad- + gerere to carry DATE 1613 transitive verb 1. to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth : overstate a friend exaggerates a man's virtues — Joseph Addison 2. to enlarge or increase especially beyond the normal :overemphasize intransitive verb : to make an overstatement • ex·ag·ger·at·ed·ly adverb • ex·ag·ger·at·ed·ness noun English Etymology exaggerate 1533, "to pile up, accumulate," from L. exaggeratus, pp. of exaggerare "heighten, amplify, magnify," from ex- "thoroughly" + aggerare "heap up," from agger (gen. aggeris) "heap," from aggerere "bring together, carry toward," from ad- "to, toward" + gerere "carry." Sense of "overstate" first recorded in Eng. 1564. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ exaggerate ex·ag·ger·ate / i^5zAdVEreit / verb to make sth seem larger, better, worse or more important than it really is 夸张；夸大；言过其实: ▪ [V] The hotel was really filthy and I'm not exaggerating. 我不是夸张,这旅店真的很脏。 ▪ [VN] He tends to exaggerate the difficulties. 他往往夸大困难。 I'm sure he exaggerates his Irish accent (= tries to sound more Irish than he really is). 我肯定他把他的爱尔兰口音故意说得很重。 Demand for the product has been greatly exaggerated. 对这项产品的需求给过分夸大了。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English exaggerate verb ADV. greatly, grossly, vastly, wildly These figures have been greatly exaggerated. | a little, rather, slightly, somewhat | further | easily The historical significance of these events can be easily exaggerated (= it is easy to think they are more significant than they are). | artificially, deliberately VERB + EXAGGERATE tend to John does tend to exaggerate slightly. | be easy to | be difficult to, be hard to, be impossible to It is difficult to exaggerate the importance of developing good study habits. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb Synonyms: EMBROIDER , color, embellish, fudge, magnify, overcharge, overdraw, overpaint, overstate, pad Related Words: hyperbolize, overcolor, romance, romanticize Idioms: blow up out of (all) proportion, draw the long bow, make the eagle scream Antonyms: understate Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ex·ag·ger·ate \igˈzajəˌrāt, eg-, usu -ād.+V\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin exaggeratus, past participle of exaggerare, from ex- ex- (I) + aggerare to pile up, from agger heap, mound, breastwork, from aggerere to carry toward, from ad- + gerere to carry — more at jest transitive verb 1. obsolete : to heap up : accumulate 2. : to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth : delineate extravagantly : overstate the truth concerning < a friend exaggerates a man's virtues — Joseph Addison > < exaggerated their difficulties in order to enhance their accomplishments > 3. : to enlarge or increase especially beyond the normal < the brightly flowered dress exaggerates her corpulence > < the exaggerated crests of certain fowls > intransitive verb : to misrepresent on the side of largeness (as of size, extent, or value) : overstate the truth |
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