20140407 Word of the day

EXAGGERATE

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
— ex·ag·ger·a·tion  noun
— ex·ag·ger·a·tive  adjective
— ex·ag·ger·a·tor  noun
— ex·ag·ger·a·to·ry  adjective
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Examples of EXAGGERATE

The book exaggerates the difficulties he faced in starting his career.
It's impossible to exaggerate the importance of this discovery.
He tends to exaggerate when talking about his accomplishments.
He exaggerated his movements so we could see them more clearly.