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exaggerated

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA (key): /ɪɡˈzæ.d͡ʒəˌreɪ.tɪd/ or /ɛɡ-/
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Verb

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Plain form
exaggerate

Third-person singular
exaggerates

Past tense
exaggerated

Past participle
exaggerated

Present participle
exaggerating

  1. The past tense and past participle of exaggerate.

Adjective

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Positive
exaggerated

Comparative
more exaggerated

Superlative
most exaggerated

  1. If something is exaggerated, the description given of something is much more than it actually is; very enlarged or increased a lot.
  2. Someone giving an account of something that is stretched so as to make it sound more exciting.
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