| VERB | communication | hyperbolize, overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolise, magnify, amplify | to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth |
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| Meaning | To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolise, magnify, amplify | |
| Narrower | boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade | show off |
| embroider, pad, lard, embellish, aggrandize, aggrandise, blow up, dramatize, dramatise | add details to | |
| overemphasize, overemphasise, overstress | place special or excessive emphasis on | |
| Broader | misinform, mislead | Give false / false or misleading information to |
| Opposite | understate, minimize, minimise, downplay | represent as less significant or important |
| Spanish | ampliar, exagerar, magnificar | |
| Catalan | ampliar, exagerar, magnificar | |
| Nouns | hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration |
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