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exagerar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • exaggerate verb To make something sound bigger, worse, or more dramatic than it really is.
  • overstate verb To state or claim too much.

Senses

exagerar is used for these senses in English:

  • exaggerate To overstate, to describe more than the fact.
  • go overboard (intransitive, idiomatic) To go too far; to exceed reasonable bounds.
  • overstate (transitive) To exaggerate; to state or claim to a greater degree than reality.
  • stretch the truth (idiomatic) To exaggerate, often to the point where the truth is obscured or lost.

overstate — full definition

  1. verb To state or claim too much.
  2. verb To exaggerate; to state or claim to a greater degree than reality.

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