magnify 2
verbdomain: v speaking
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
Examples
- 1.tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery
Synonyms
- overstate 1
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
- exaggerate 1
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
- overdraw 2
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
- hyperbolize 1
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
- hyperbolise 1
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
- amplify 2
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
