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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Exaggerating \Ex*ag"ger*a`ting\a.
   That exaggerates; enlarging beyond bounds. --
   Ex*ag"ger*a`ting*ly, adv.
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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 heap up; to accumulate. [Obs.] "Earth exaggerated upon
      them [oaks and firs]." --Sir M. Hale.
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   2. To amplify; to magnify; to enlarge beyond bounds or the
      truth; to delineate extravagantly; to overstate the truth
      concerning.
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            A friend exaggerates a man's virtues. --Addison.
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