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   exaggerate

   /ɪɡˈzadʒəreɪt/

   verb

   • 1. represent (something) as being larger, better, or worse than it really is: "he was apt to exaggerate any aches and pains"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin exaggerat- ‘heaped up’, from the verb exaggerare, from ex- ‘thoroughly’ + aggerare ‘heap up’ (from agger ‘heap’). The word originally meant ‘pile up, accumulate’, later ‘intensify praise or blame’, giving rise to current senses.

   Derivatives

   • 1. exaggerator noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEXAGGERATING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   EXAGGERATING definition: 1. present participle of exaggerate 2. to make something seem larger, more important, better, or…. Learn more.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEXAGGERATE definition | Cambridge Essential American Dictionary

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   EXAGGERATE meaning: to make something seem larger, better, or worse than it really is: . Learn more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEXAGGERATEDLY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   EXAGGERATEDLY definition: 1. in a way that seems larger, more important, better, or worse than it really is: 2. in a way…. Learn more.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › zhs › 词典SUFFERING中文(简体)翻译：剑桥词典 - Cambridge Dictionary

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   physical or mental pain that a person or animal is feeling. 疼痛;折磨;痛苦. The war will cause widespread human suffering. 战争会给很多人带来苦难。. 减少例句. Now she is at peace and her suffering is over. After months of suffering, his death was a mercy.