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exaggerating
(encz) | exaggerating,přehánějící adj: Zdeněk Brož |
exaggerating
(encz) | exaggerating,zveličování adj: Žaneta Veselková |
Exaggerating
(gcide) | Exaggerating \Ex*ag"ger*a`ting\a.
That exaggerates; enlarging beyond bounds. --
Ex*ag"ger*a`ting*ly, adv.
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Exaggerating
(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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exaggerating
(encz) | exaggerating,přehánějící adj: Zdeněk Brožexaggerating,zveličování adj: Žaneta Veselková |
Exaggeratingly
(gcide) | Exaggerating \Ex*ag"ger*a`ting\a.
That exaggerates; enlarging beyond bounds. --
Ex*ag"ger*a`ting*ly, adv.
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