9
stretch(verb, increase, develop, promote, extend)
8
aggrandise
8
blow up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, increase, develop)
8
color(verb, promote, influence, fake, twist)
8
deck(verb, trim, ornament, paint, exaggerate)
8
dramatise
8
expand(verb, increase, develop, extend, swell)
8
fudge(verb, influence, fake, aggravate, expand)
8
stitch(verb, fasten, trim, seam, adorn)
7
bedeck(verb, trim, ornament, paint, exaggerate)
7
falsify(verb, promote, influence, fake, twist)
7
overdraw(verb, promote, twist, confuse, aggravate)
7
overemphasize(verb, aggravate, enhance, fabricate, inflate)
6
broider
6
gild(verb, embellish, decorate, adornment)
6
inflate(verb, increase, develop, extend, swell)
6
lard
6
overestimate(verb, inflate, falsify, distort, magnify)
5
baste(verb, fasten, seam, stitch, sew)
5
build up(verb, expression, increase, develop, promote)
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