Exaggerating

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Exaggerate \Ex*ag"ger*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exaggerated};
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Exaggerating} . ] [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}. ]
     1. To heap up; to accumulate. [Obs.] "Earth exaggerated upon


        them [oaks and firs]." --Sir M. Hale.
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     2. To amplify; to magnify; to enlarge beyond bounds or the
        truth; to delineate extravagantly; to overstate the truth
        concerning.
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              A friend exaggerates a man's virtues. --Addison.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Exaggerating \Ex*ag"ger*a`ting\a.
     That exaggerates; enlarging beyond bounds. --
     {Ex*ag"ger*a`ting*ly}, adv.
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