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exagérer

Pronunciation: /ɛɡ.za.ʒe.ʁe/

“exagérer” is a French word. Its 2 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to exaggerate
  2. to go too far

In French

  1. Donner à une chose plus d’importance qu’elle n’en a en réalité.
  2. Faire valoir, faire ressortir.
  3. Dépasser la juste mesure dans ses propos ou ses actes.
  4. Se faire de quelque chose une idée excessive.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin exaggerō (“to exaggerate, amplify”).

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