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- преувеличивать
to exaggerate greatly / grossly — сильно преувеличивать 
to tend to exaggerate — быть склонным к преувеличению
exaggerate a promise — преувеличивать обещание; раздувать обещание
to exaggerate man’s virtues — преувеличивать человеческие добродетели
to exaggerate a problem — преувеличивать проблему
the gravity of the situation must not be exaggerated — серьёзность положения не следует преувеличивать; положение не так серьёзно, как кажется
the gravity of the situation cannot be exaggerated — серьёзность положения трудно переоценить
- увеличивать, расширять
to exaggerate scale — растягивать шкалу
to exaggerate in scale — увеличивать в масштабе
the pain exaggerated by wrong treatment — боль, усиленная неправильным лечением
- (чрезмерно) подчёркивать
these shoes exaggerate the size of her feet — в этих туфлях её ноги кажутся ещё больше
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Примеры с переводом
It’s difficult to exaggerate the importance of sleep.
Важность сна переоценить трудно.
I couldn’t sleep for three days — I’m not exaggerating.
Я не мог заснуть целых три дня, — и я не преувеличиваю.
It’s impossible to exaggerate the importance of this discovery.
Невозможно переоценить важность этого открытия.
He tends to exaggerate when talking about his accomplishments.
Он, как правило, преувеличивает, рассказывая о своих достижениях.
The book exaggerates the difficulties he faced in starting his career.
Книга преувеличивает трудности, с которыми он столкнулся в начале своей карьеры.
Примеры, ожидающие перевода
He exaggerated his movements so we could see them more clearly. 
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Возможные однокоренные слова
exaggerated — преувеличенный, дутый, расширенный, ненормально расширенный
exaggeration — преувеличение, гипербола
exaggerative — преувеличивающий, не соблюдающий чувства меры
Формы слова
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exaggerate
exaggerate [ɪgˊzædʒəreɪt]
v
1) преувели́чивать
2) изли́шне подчёркивать
Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > exaggerate
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Персональный Сократ > exaggerate
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Англо-русский синонимический словарь > exaggerate
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exaggerate
1. v преувеличивать
2. v увеличивать, расширять
3. v подчёркивать
Синонимический ряд:
1. embroider (verb) blow up; caricature; color; elaborate; embellish; embroider; fudge; inflate; overcharge; overpaint; overstate; pad; stretch; swagger
2. overestimate (verb) distort; enlarge on; expand; hyperbolize; magnify; misquote; overdraw; overestimate
Антонимический ряд:
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[ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪt]
exaggerate излишне подчеркивать exaggerate преувеличивать exaggerate расширять
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exaggerate
[ıgʹzædʒəreıt]
1. преувеличивать
the gravity of the situation must not be exaggerated — серьёзность положения не следует преувеличивать; положение не так серьёзно, как кажется
the gravity of the situation cannot be exaggerated — серьёзность положения трудно переоценить
2. увеличивать, расширять
the pain exaggerated by wrong treatment — боль, усиленная неправильным лечением
3. (чрезмерно) подчёркивать
these shoes exaggerate the size of her feet — в этих туфлях её ноги кажутся ещё больше
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exaggerate
[ɪg’zæʤəreɪt], [eg-]
гл.
1) гиперболизировать, преувеличивать; усложнять
to exaggerate greatly / grossly — сильно преувеличивать
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2) чрезмерно увеличивать, расширять; усиливать
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Англо-русский современный словарь > exaggerate
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exaggerate
1) преувеличивать, усложнять
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exaggerate
[ɪg’zædʒəreɪt]
1) Общая лексика: (чрезмерно) подчёркивать, излишне подчёркивать, муссировать, преувеличивать, преувеличить, раздувать, раздуть, сгущать краски, увеличивать, чересчур подчеркнуть, чрезмерно подчёркивать, шаржировать, утрировать, приукрасить, приукрашивать
2) Дипломатический термин: муссировать
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > exaggerate
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exaggerate
[ɪg`zæʤəreɪt]
гиперболизировать, преувеличивать; усложнять
чрезмерно увеличивать, расширять; усиливать
излишне подчеркивать
Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > exaggerate
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exaggerate
verb
1) преувеличивать
2) излишне подчеркивать
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(v) преувеличивать; преувеличить
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[ex·ag·ger·ate || ɪg’zædʒəreɪt]
преувеличивать, утрировать; чрезмерно подчеркивать, излишне подчеркивать; муссировать* * *
преувеличивать
преувеличить
утрировать
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1) гиперболизировать
2) чрезмерно увеличивать
3) излишне подчеркиватьНовый англо-русский словарь > exaggerate
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преувеличивать; гиперболизировать
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exaggerate
преувеличивать
преувеличить
утрировать
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exaggerate — [eg zaj′ər āt΄, igzaj′ə rāt΄] vt. exaggerated, exaggerating [< L exaggeratus, pp. of exaggerare, to increase, exaggerate < ex , out, up + aggerare, to heap up < agger, a heap < aggerere, to bring toward < ad , to + gerere, to carry … English World dictionary
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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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exaggerate — index cloak, compound, distort, enhance, enlarge, expand, falsify, inflate, intensify … Law dictionary
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exaggerate — (v.) 1530s, to pile up, accumulate, from L. exaggeratus, pp. of exaggerare heighten, amplify, magnify, lit. to heap, pile, load, fill, from ex thoroughly (see EX (Cf. ex )) + aggerare heap up, from agger (gen. aggeris) heap, from … Etymology dictionary
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exaggerate — [v] overstate, embellish amplify, blow out of proportion*, boast, boost, brag, build up, caricature, color, cook up*, corrupt, distort, embroider, emphasize, enlarge, exalt, expand, fabricate, falsify, fudge*, go to extremes*, heighten, hike,… … New thesaurus
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exaggerate — ► VERB 1) represent as being greater than in reality. 2) (exaggerated) enlarged or altered beyond normal proportions. DERIVATIVES exaggeratedly adverb exaggeration noun. ORIGIN Latin exaggerare heap up … English terms dictionary
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exaggerate */ — UK [ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪt] / US [ɪɡˈzædʒəˌreɪt] verb Word forms exaggerate : present tense I/you/we/they exaggerate he/she/it exaggerates present participle exaggerating past tense exaggerated past participle exaggerated 1) [intransitive/transitive] to… … English dictionary
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exaggerate — verb ADVERB ▪ greatly, grossly, vastly, wildly ▪ These figures have been greatly exaggerated. ▪ a little, slightly, etc … Collocations dictionary
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exaggerate — 01. When Scott hurt his back weeding the garden, he really [exaggerated] how much it hurt so that he wouldn t have to cut the grass. 02. Fishermen always [exaggerate] the size of a fish they almost caught. 03. Oh come on, Lulu, stop… … Grammatical examples in English
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exaggerate — ex|ag|ger|ate [ ıg zædʒə,reıt ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to describe something in a way that makes it seem better, worse, larger, more important, etc. than it really is: Don t exaggerate! It wasn t that bad! greatly/grossly/wildly… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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exaggerate — [[t]ɪgzæ̱ʤəreɪt[/t]] exaggerates, exaggerating, exaggerated 1) VERB If you exaggerate, you indicate that something is, for example, worse or more important than it really is. He thinks I m exaggerating… Don t exaggerate… [V n] Sheila admitted … English dictionary
Other forms: exaggerated; exaggerating; exaggerates
When you exaggerate you stretch the truth. Fishermen tend to exaggerate the size of their fish. And children tend to exaggerate the seriousness of their cuts in order to get cute Band-Aids.
We all have a tendency to exaggerate. It makes our stories funnier, or more dramatic. After all, when you exaggerate, you’re not really lying — you’re just overstating things. The word exaggerate can also suggest that a particular characteristic is overdone or almost larger than life. If you describe someone as having an exaggerated limp, he or she might be walking like a gorilla.
Definitions of exaggerate
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verb
enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
“tended to romanticize and
exaggerate this `gracious Old South’ imagery”-
synonyms:
amplify, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate
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Antonyms:
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downplay, minimise, minimize, understate
represent as less significant or important
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overemphasise, overemphasize, overstress
place special or excessive emphasis on
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blow, bluster, boast, brag, gas, gasconade, shoot a line, swash, tout, vaunt
show off
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aggrandise, aggrandize, blow up, dramatise, dramatize, embellish, embroider, lard, pad
add details to
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glorify
cause to seem more splendid
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puff
speak in a blustering or scornful manner
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crow, gloat, triumph
dwell on with satisfaction
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misinform, mislead
give false or misleading information to
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downplay, minimise, minimize, understate
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verb
do something to an excessive degree
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They may exaggerate their attainments, their capacities, the people they know.
Они могут преувеличивать свои достижения и возможности, а также положение людей, которых они знают.
More importantly, do not lie or exaggerate.
И самое главное, не стоит здесь врать или преувеличивать.
That same friend has also chosen to greatly exaggerate the extent of our friendship.
Тот же самый друг решил значительно преувеличить степень нашей дружбы.
Although Adrian Waiboer believes that she could exaggerate to get sympathy.
Хотя Адриан Вайбоер считает, что она могла преувеличить, чтобы вызвать симпатию.
Maybe someone will say I exaggerate.
The reader may think I exaggerate.
Читатель журнала может подумать, что я преувеличиваю.
The insurgents regularly exaggerate their battlefield gains.
Однако повстанцы зачастую преувеличивают свои успехи на поле боя.
Don’t exaggerate or speculate about what might happen.
Не преувеличивайте и не размышляйте о том, что может произойти.
Do not exaggerate your accomplishments or downfalls.
Others perceive that inflated importance and exaggerate in turn.
Окружающие воспринимают это как раздутую важность и преувеличивают в свою очередь.
It could be argued that functionalists greatly exaggerate their difference from identity theorists.
Можно, однако, попробовать доказать, что функционалисты существенно преувеличивали свои отличия от теоретиков тождества.
Don’t exaggerate or write things that are not actually true.
Очень важно не преувеличивать и не писать то, чего не существует в реальности.
Men exaggerate it while women downplay it.
Мужчины, как правило, преувеличивают эту цифру, а женщины преуменьшают.
Never exaggerate the value of something.
Но никогда не преувеличивайте значимость той или иной новости.
We exaggerate some risks while minimizing others.
Мы преувеличиваем одни риски, тогда как приуменьшаем значение других.
Still, I wouldn’t exaggerate her influence.
She doesn’t exaggerate or embellish and everybody trusts her.
Она ничего не преувеличивает, не приукрашивает, и все ей верят.
We exaggerate about what we are.
I think you exaggerate my contribution.
‘Readers will say we exaggerate.
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transitive verb
1
: to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth : overstate
a friend exaggerates a man’s virtues—
Joseph Addison
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: to enlarge or increase especially beyond the normal : overemphasize
Synonyms
Example Sentences
The book exaggerates the difficulties he faced in starting his career.
It’s impossible to exaggerate the importance of this discovery.
He tends to exaggerate when talking about his accomplishments.
He exaggerated his movements so we could see them more clearly.
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Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Latin exaggerātus, past participle of exaggerāre «to heap up, construct by piling up, increase in significance,» from ex- ex- entry 1 + aggerāre «to heap up over, form into a heap,» verbal derivative of agger «rubble, earthwork, rampart, dam,» noun derivative of aggerere «to bring, carry (to or up), push close up (against),» from ag- ag- + gerere «to carry, bring» — more at jest entry 1
First Known Use
1613, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of exaggerate was
in 1613
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