Exaggerate - Definition
exaggerate
v 1: to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to
romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South'
imagery" [syn: overstate, exaggerate, overdraw,
hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplify] [ant:
downplay, minimise, minimize, understate]
2: do something to an excessive degree; "He overdid it last
night when he did 100 pushups" [syn: overdo, exaggerate]