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. In some cases you can use "Enlarge" instead a verb "Exaggerate".
Enlarge
Enlarge verb - To become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number.
Exaggerate and enlarge are semantically related in increase topic. Sometimes you can use "Exaggerate" instead a verb "Enlarge".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- embellish and exaggerate
- embellish and enlarge
- enhance and exaggerate
- enhance and enlarge
- embroider and exaggerate
- embroider and enlarge
- elaborate and exaggerate
- elaborate and enlarge
- stretch and exaggerate
- stretch and enlarge
- increase and exaggerate
- increase and enlarge
- blow up and exaggerate
- blow up and enlarge
Common collocations
| reputation | exaggerate reputation | enlarge reputation |
| assets | exaggerate assets | enlarge assets |
| characters | exaggerate characters | enlarge characters |
| size | exaggerate size | enlarge size |
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