exaggerate
US: /ɪɡˈzædʒɝˌeɪt/
UK: /ɛɡzˈædʒəɹˌeɪt/
UK: /ɛɡzˈædʒəɹˌeɪt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
exaggerate /ig'zædʤəreit/
- động từ
- thổi phồng, phóng đại, cường điệu
- làm tăng quá mức
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb
to make sth seem longer, better, worse or more important than it really is: [V] The hotel was really filthy and I'm not exaggerating. + [VN] He tends to exaggerate the difficulties. + I'm sure he exaggerates his Irish accent (= tries to sound more Irish than he really is). + Demand for satellite television has been greatly exaggerated.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
overstate, magnify, inflate, overdraw, embroider, embellish, elaborate, enlarge, stretch, romance, overemphasize, overstress, overplay, overdo, exalt, hyperbolize, paint, Colloq lay it on thick, play up, pile it on:
She exaggerates when she claims to be the best actress in the world. He believes the health risks are exaggerated.
Collocation dictionary
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.
Concise English dictionary
exaggerates|exaggerated|exaggeratingɪg'zædʒəreɪt
verb
+to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
+do something to an excessive degree
