exaggerate
ex.ag.ger.ate \ig-'zaj-*-.ra-t\ \ig-.zaj-*-'ra--sh*n\ \-'zaj-*-.ra-t-iv, -'zaj-(-*-)r*t-\ \-.ra-t-*r\ \-'zaj-(*-)r*-.to-r-e-, -.to.r-\ vb [L exaggeratus, pp. of exaggerare, lit., to heap up fr. ex- +] agger heap, fr. aggerere to carry toward, fr. ad- + gerere to carry 1: to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth : OVERSTATE 2: to enlarge or increase esp. beyond the normal : to misrepresent by overstating - ex.ag.ger.a.tion n