Enlarge and Exaggerate

Enlarge

Enlarge verb - To become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number.

Exaggerate and enlarge are semantically related in increase topic. In some cases you can use "Exaggerate" instead a verb "Enlarge".

Nearby Words: enlargement, enlarging, enlarger

Exaggerate

Exaggerate verb - To add to the interest of by including made-up details.
Usage example: the American colonist John Smith is believed by many historians to have exaggerated his adventures

Enlarge and exaggerate are semantically related in overstate topic. Sometimes you can use "Enlarge" instead a verb "Exaggerate".

Common collocations

reputation enlarge reputation exaggerate reputation
assets enlarge assets exaggerate assets
characters enlarge characters exaggerate characters
size enlarge size exaggerate size
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