| slovo | definícia |
exaggerate
(encz) | exaggerate,nafukovat přehánět Hynek Hanke |
exaggerate
(encz) | exaggerate,přehánět Hynek Hanke |
Exaggerate
(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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exaggerate
(wn) | exaggerate
v 1: to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to
romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South'
imagery" [syn: overstate, exaggerate, overdraw,
hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplify] [ant:
downplay, minimise, minimize, understate]
2: do something to an excessive degree; "He overdid it last
night when he did 100 pushups" [syn: overdo, exaggerate] |
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exaggerated
(encz) | exaggerated,přehnaný Hynek Hankeexaggerated,zveličený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
exaggeratedly
(encz) | exaggeratedly,přehnaně Zdeněk Brožexaggeratedly,zveličeně Zdeněk Brož |
Exaggerate
(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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Exaggerated
(gcide) | Exaggerated \Ex*ag"ger*a`ted\, a.
Enlarged beyond bounds or the truth. -- Ex*ag"ger*a`ted*ly,
adv.
[1913 Webster]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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exaggerated hyperbolic inflated
(gcide) | increased \increased\ adj.
1. made greater in size or amount or degree. Opposite of
decreased. [Narrower terms: {augmented ; {exaggerated,
hyperbolic, inflated}; {exaggerated, magnified, enlarged
; {raised(prenominal), inflated ]
[WordNet 1.5] |
exaggerated magnified enlarged
(gcide) | increased \increased\ adj.
1. made greater in size or amount or degree. Opposite of
decreased. [Narrower terms: {augmented ; {exaggerated,
hyperbolic, inflated}; {exaggerated, magnified, enlarged
; {raised(prenominal), inflated ]
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Exaggeratedly
(gcide) | Exaggerated \Ex*ag"ger*a`ted\, a.
Enlarged beyond bounds or the truth. -- Ex*ag"ger*a`ted*ly,
adv.
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Unexaggerated
(gcide) | Unexaggerated \Unexaggerated\
See exaggerated. |
exaggerated
(wn) | exaggerated
adj 1: represented as greater than is true or reasonable; "an
exaggerated opinion of oneself" [syn: exaggerated,
overdone, overstated]
2: enlarged to an abnormal degree; "thick lenses exaggerated the
size of her eyes" [syn: exaggerated, magnified,
enlarged] |
exaggeratedly
(wn) | exaggeratedly
adv 1: in an exaggerated manner [syn: hyperbolically,
exaggeratedly] |
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