Exaggerate
Pronunciation : Ex*ag"ger*ate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. exaggeratus , p. p. of exaggerare to heap up; ex out + aggerare to heap up, fr. agger heap, aggerere to bring to; ad to + gerere to bear. See Jest. ]
Definition : 1. To heap up; to accumulate. [Obs.] "Earth exaggerated upon them [oaks and firs]." Sir M. Hale.
2. To amplify; to magnify; to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth ; to delineate extravagantly ; to overstate the truth concerning. A friend exaggerates a man's virtues. Addison.
t. [imp. & p. p. Exaggerated; p. pr. & vb. n. Exaggerating . ]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913