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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make glamorous |
| Synonyms: | glamorize, idealize, sentimentalize, think romantically |
| Main Entry: | exaggerate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | overstate, embellish |
| Synonyms: | amplify, blow out of proportion, boast, boost, brag, build up, caricature, color, cook up, corrupt, distort, embroider, emphasize, enlarge, exalt, expand, fabricate, falsify, fudge, go to extremes, heighten, hike, hyperbolize, inflate, intensify, lay it on thick, lie, loud talk, magnify, make too much of, misquote, misreport, misrepresent, overdo, overdraw, overemphasize, overestimate, pad, pretty up, puff, put on, pyramid, romance, romanticize, scam, stretch, up* |
| Antonyms: | depreciate, minimize, play down, reduce, understate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sentimentalize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make nostalgic |
| Synonyms: | glamorize, idealize, romanticize, think sentimentally |
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