- suurennella, paisutella esim. kertomusta
I've told you a billion times not to exaggerate!
exaggerate, exaggerated, exaggerated
- suurennella, paisutella esim. kertomusta
I think it is overstating matters to say that an hour online is spending all night on the computer.
overstate, overstated, overstated
- suurennella, paisutella esim. kertomusta
I stretched the rubber band until it almost broke.
uncountable · stretch, stretched, stretched
- to do too much of something
I overdid the sweets during the holidays and put on some weight.
overdo, overdid, overdone
- overreact or overstate
I don’t think we need to blow it out of proportion. There’s a problem, and we should fix it.
blow out of proportion, blew, blown
- To make more beautiful and attractive by adding ornamentation; to decorate
The old book cover was embellished with golden letters
embellish, embellished, embellished
- (transitive) To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally
You inflate a balloon by blowing air into it.
inflate, inflated, inflated
- (transitive) To render larger, more extended, or more intense
amplify, amplified, amplified
- (transitive) To praise, glorify (someone or something, especially God)
magnify, magnified, magnified
- (chiefly, acting) To act in an exaggerated manner
He overacted his part.
overact, overacted, overacted
- (transitive) To make great; to enlarge; to increase
aggrandize, aggrandized, aggrandized
- (transitive) To cover with blossoms or flowers
The oboe overblows at the octave; the clarinet at the twelfth.
overblow, overblew, overblown