Exaggerate - English meaning

verb

Increase the power, status, or wealth of.

Usage examples:

An action intended to aggrandize the frankish dynasty

verb

To make someone more powerful or important

verb

Increase the volume of (sound), especially using an amplifier.

Usage examples:

The accompanying chords have been amplified in our arrangement

verb

To increase the strength of a sound; make louder

Usage examples:

Electric guitars are amplified through loudspeakers., this study amplifies earlier research., [ u ]…

noun

The property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way it reflects or emits light.

Usage examples:

The lights flickered and changed colour

verb

Pigmentation of the skin, especially as an indication of someone's race.

Usage examples:

Discrimination on the basis of colour

noun

Red, blue, green, yellow, etc.

Usage examples:

What's your favourite colour?, she wears a lot of bright colours., what colour are your eyes?, in a…

verb

Adapt (a novel) or present (a particular incident) as a play or film.

Usage examples:

His play dramatized the plight of maureen, a pregnant young woman

verb

Put into a form intended for performance

verb

To make something seem more exciting or surprising than it is

Usage examples:

The event was staged to dramatize the shortage of skilled carpenters., he was hired by a movie prod…

adjective

Involving many carefully arranged parts or details; detailed and complicated in design and planning.

Usage examples:

Elaborate security precautions

verb

Develop or present (a theory, policy, or system) in further detail.

Usage examples:

The theory was proposed by cope and elaborated by osborn

adjective

Containing a lot of connected parts or many complicated details

Usage examples:

An elaborate ceremony, an elaborate fireworks display, they had created elaborate computer programs…

verb

Make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features.

Usage examples:

Blue silk embellished with golden embroidery

verb

Decorate (cloth) by sewing patterns on it with thread.

Usage examples:

She embroidered a tablecloth

verb

To decorate cloth or clothing with patterns or pictures sewn directly onto the material, or to create a pattern or picture in such a way

Usage examples:

Caroline sometimes embroiders the facts, so don’t believe every word she says.

verb

Fill (a balloon, tyre, or other expandable structure) with air or gas so that it becomes distended.

Usage examples:

Never use an air line on a garage forecourt to inflate your tyres

verb

To cause an object to increase in size and shape by filling it with air or gas, or (of an object) to become larger as a result of this process

Usage examples:

[ t ] to inflate balloons, [ i ] air bags in cars are designed to inflate automatically on impact.,…

verb

To increase the value or price of something, or to become more valuable or expensive

Usage examples:

People who bought homes years ago have seen the values inflate and property taxes rise with the inf…

verb

Make (something) appear larger than it is, especially with a lens or microscope.

Usage examples:

The retinal image will be magnified

verb

To make something look larger than it is, esp. by looking at it through a special piece of glass

Usage examples:

Although your skin looks smooth, when magnified you can see a lot of little bumps and holes., he al…

adjective

Containing too much careful detail or too many detailed parts

Usage examples:

The book is spoiled by over-elaborate writing., he refused most of the overelaborate meal, saying t…

verb

Draw money from (one's bank account) in excess of what the account holds.

Usage examples:

You only pay interest if your account is overdrawn

verb

Place excessive emphasis on.

Usage examples:

The importance of adequate preparation cannot be overemphasized

verb

Form too high or favourable an estimate of.

Usage examples:

His influence cannot be overestimated

noun

An excessively high estimate.

Usage examples:

The figure of 30 per cent was an overestimate

Make too high an approximation of

verb

Give undue importance to; overemphasize.

Usage examples:

He thinks the idea of a special relationship between sitter and artist is much overplayed

verb

To make something seem more important than it really is

Usage examples:

I think she's overplaying the significance of his remarks.

verb

Sell more of (something) than exists or can be delivered.

Usage examples:

He defrauded investors by deliberately overselling time shares

verb

To sell more of something than is available

Usage examples:

Airlines oversell on the assumption that some passengers won't turn up., be honest about the techno…

verb

State too strongly; exaggerate.

Usage examples:

I overstated my case to make my point

verb

Subject to too much physical or mental stress.

Usage examples:

They are prone to nervous breakdowns if overstressed

noun

Excessive stress.

Usage examples:

Shorted magnetoresistive head leads for electrical overstress and electrostatic discharge protectio…

verb

Overestimate the importance of.

Usage examples:

Intelligence can be overvalued

verb

To put too high a value on something

Usage examples:

The company is overvalued on the stock market., agents overvalue homes to attract customers, then s…