liioitella — meaning in English
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English meaning
- exaggerate verb To make something sound bigger, worse, or more dramatic than it really is.
- inflame verb To make a feeling, situation, or conflict more intense or heated.
- overdo verb To do something to an excessive or unwise degree.
- overstate verb To state or claim too much.
Senses
liioitella is used for these senses in English:
- blow out of proportion (transitive, idiomatic) To overreact to or overstate; to treat too seriously or be overly concerned with.
- exaggerate To overstate, to describe more than the fact.
- go overboard (intransitive, idiomatic) To go too far; to exceed reasonable bounds.
- ham it up (idiomatic, acting) To deliberately exaggerate one's emotions or movements, or to overact or act hammily.
- inflame (transitive) To provoke (a person) to anger or rage; to exasperate; to irritate; to incense; to enrage.
- overdo (transitive) To give (someone or something) too much work; to require too much effort or strength of (someone); to use up too much of (something).
- overstate (transitive) To exaggerate; to state or claim to a greater degree than reality.
inflame — full definition
- verb To make a feeling, situation, or conflict more intense or heated.
- verb To cause a part of the body to become swollen, red, or painful.