hyperbolise

Verb

Meaning

to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

Source: WordNet

amplify exaggerate magnify overstate overdraw hyperbolize crow gas swash expand blow maximize boast puff tout

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reduce contract decrease solve resolve minimize

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mislead misinform

gas swash dramatize blow pad boast

tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery Source: Internet