exaggerate

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To amplify; to magnify; to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth ; to delineate extravagantly ; to overstate the truth concerning. [ 1913 Webster ]

A friend exaggerates a man's virtues. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]