10
magnify(verb, increase, open, develop, extend)
9
dress(verb, promote, twist, put, confuse)
9
dramatize(verb, aggravate, expand, color, enhance)
8
aggrandise
8
distort(verb, promote, twist, confuse, lie)
8
dramatise
8
expand(verb, increase, develop, extend, swell)
8
lard
8
stretch(verb, increase, open, develop, promote)
7
blow up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, increase, open)
7
fudge(verb, fake, expand, color, beautiful)
7
improve(verb, increase, develop, produce, improve)
7
overdo(verb, expand, color, inflate, falsify)
6
hyperbolize(verb, expand, color, inflate, falsify)
6
bolster(verb, increase, open, develop, extend)
6
color(verb, promote, shade, twist, expand)
6
fancify
6
flourish(verb, exaggerate about)
6
gild(verb, shade, stain, beautiful, grace)
6
illuminate(verb, stain, trim, ornament, wash)
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