exaggerate
English
/ɛɡˈzæ.dʒə.ɹeɪt/
verb
Definitions
- To overstate, to describe more than is fact.
Etymology
Compound from Latin gero (bear, carry, I carry).
Origin
Latin
gero
Gloss
bear, carry, I carry
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
熊
Emoji
🐨 🐻❄️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aligerous English
- exaggeratest English
- exaggerative English
- exaggeratively English
- exaggerativeness English
- exaggerator English
- exaggeratory English
- lanigerous English
- overexaggerate English
- plumigerous English
- spinigerous English
- squamigerous English
- underexaggerate English
- egero Latin
- gero Latin
- regero Latin
- *gezō Proto-Italic