28
exaggerate(verb, increase, promote, strain, influence)
22
magnify(verb, increase, strain, influence, expand)
20
hyperbolize(verb, increase, expand, color, inflate)
17
overdraw(verb, promote, twist, confuse, aggravate)
16
amplify(verb, strain, expand, color, inflate)
16
embellish(verb, promote, twist, confuse, expand)
13
overdo(verb, carry, aggravate, expand, color)
12
embroider(verb, promote, influence, twist, confuse)
12
inflate(verb, increase, expand, falsify, distort)
11
blow up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, color, magnify)
11
enlarge(verb, expand, color, inflate, falsify)
11
overplay(verb, strain, aggravate, enhance, exaggerate)
10
stretch(verb, promote, strain, twist, confuse)
9
overestimate(verb, strain, expand, color, inflate)
8
expand(verb, color, inflate, falsify, exaggeration)
8
overemphasize(verb, aggravate, expand, stress, color)
7
aggrandize(verb, expand, color, magnify, elaborate)
7
distort(verb, promote, influence, twist, confuse)
7
dramatize(verb, aggravate, expand, color, enhance)
7
elaborate(verb, expand, color, amplify, exaggerate)
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