"exaggerate" in the verb sense
1. overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplify
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
"tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
2. overdo, exaggerate
do something to an excessive degree
"He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups"
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