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1 liioitella
yks.nom. liioitella; yks.gen. liioittelen; yks.part. liioitteli; yks.ill. liioittelisi; mon.gen. liioitelkoon; mon.part. liioitellut; mon.ill. liioiteltiinexaggerate (verb)magnify (verb)overact (verb)overdo (verb)overstate (verb)* * *• overstate• spread it on thick• make distorted• make much of• on the strength of• overdo• pile it on• put it on• emphasise• magnify• overact• enlarge• embroider• embellish• draw the long-bow• draw the long bow• blow up• amplify• aggrandize• exaggerate• go it rather strong -
2 paisuttaa
yks.nom. paisuttaa; yks.gen. paisutan; yks.part. paisutti; yks.ill. paisuttaisi; mon.gen. paisuttakoon; mon.part. paisuttanut; mon.ill. paisutettiinelate (verb)exaggerate (verb)expand (verb)inflate (verb)swell (verb)swell out (verb)* * *• elate• exaggerate• expand• increase• inflate• raise• spread out• spread• swell out• swell -
3 suurennella
yks.nom. suurennella; yks.gen. suurentelen; yks.part. suurenteli; yks.ill. suurentelisi; mon.gen. suurennelkoon; mon.part. suurennellut; mon.ill. suurenneltiinamplify (verb)blow up (verb)exaggerate (verb)magnify (verb)* * *• amplify• blow up• draw the long bow• enlarge• exaggerate• magnify -
4 isotella
• boast• exaggerate• talk big• brag -
5 kaunistella
yks.nom. kaunistella; yks.gen. kaunistelen; yks.part. kaunisteli; yks.ill. kaunistelisi; mon.gen. kaunistelkoon; mon.part. kaunistellut; mon.ill. kaunisteltiincolor (verb)colour (verb)embroider (verb)mince (verb)palliate (verb)varnish (verb)* * *• exaggerate• varnish• palliate• mince• make distorted• grace• gloss over• festoon• embroider• embellish• elaborate• deck• cover• colour• color• beautify• aggrandize• adorn• garnish -
6 levennellä
• swagger• be bossy• boast• spread oneself• exaggerate -
7 paisutella
• magnify• enlarge• exaggerate -
8 suurentelevainen
• disposed to exaggerate -
9 yliarvioida
yks.nom. yliarvioida; yks.gen. yliarvioin; yks.part. yliarvioi; yks.ill. yliarvioisi; mon.gen. yliarvioikoon; mon.part. yliarvioinut; mon.ill. yliarvioitiinoverestimate (verb)overrate (verb)overvalue (verb)* * *• overrate• overvalue• magnify• exaggerate• overpraise• overestimate
См. также в других словарях:
exaggerate — [eg zaj′ər āt΄, igzaj′ə rāt΄] vt. exaggerated, exaggerating [< L exaggeratus, pp. of exaggerare, to increase, exaggerate < ex , out, up + aggerare, to heap up < agger, a heap < aggerere, to bring toward < ad , to + gerere, to carry … English World dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
exaggerate — index cloak, compound, distort, enhance, enlarge, expand, falsify, inflate, intensify … Law dictionary
exaggerate — (v.) 1530s, to pile up, accumulate, from L. exaggeratus, pp. of exaggerare heighten, amplify, magnify, lit. to heap, pile, load, fill, from ex thoroughly (see EX (Cf. ex )) + aggerare heap up, from agger (gen. aggeris) heap, from … Etymology dictionary
exaggerate — [v] overstate, embellish amplify, blow out of proportion*, boast, boost, brag, build up, caricature, color, cook up*, corrupt, distort, embroider, emphasize, enlarge, exalt, expand, fabricate, falsify, fudge*, go to extremes*, heighten, hike,… … New thesaurus
exaggerate — ► VERB 1) represent as being greater than in reality. 2) (exaggerated) enlarged or altered beyond normal proportions. DERIVATIVES exaggeratedly adverb exaggeration noun. ORIGIN Latin exaggerare heap up … English terms dictionary
exaggerate */ — UK [ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪt] / US [ɪɡˈzædʒəˌreɪt] verb Word forms exaggerate : present tense I/you/we/they exaggerate he/she/it exaggerates present participle exaggerating past tense exaggerated past participle exaggerated 1) [intransitive/transitive] to… … English dictionary
exaggerate — verb ADVERB ▪ greatly, grossly, vastly, wildly ▪ These figures have been greatly exaggerated. ▪ a little, slightly, etc … Collocations dictionary
exaggerate — 01. When Scott hurt his back weeding the garden, he really [exaggerated] how much it hurt so that he wouldn t have to cut the grass. 02. Fishermen always [exaggerate] the size of a fish they almost caught. 03. Oh come on, Lulu, stop… … Grammatical examples in English
exaggerate — ex|ag|ger|ate [ ıg zædʒə,reıt ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to describe something in a way that makes it seem better, worse, larger, more important, etc. than it really is: Don t exaggerate! It wasn t that bad! greatly/grossly/wildly… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
exaggerate — [[t]ɪgzæ̱ʤəreɪt[/t]] exaggerates, exaggerating, exaggerated 1) VERB If you exaggerate, you indicate that something is, for example, worse or more important than it really is. He thinks I m exaggerating... Don t exaggerate... [V n] Sheila admitted … English dictionary
