| blow(verb, fake, shoot, alarm, impress) |
| brag(verb, blow, fake, shoot, alarm) |
| build up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, get, advance) |
| burlesque(twist, mock, imitate, distort, pervert) |
| deepen(verb, advance, increase, raise, rise) |
| disguise(verb, promote, favor, create, influence) |
| distend(verb, advance, increase, develop, raise) |
| exacerbate(verb, increase, severe, strengthen, worsen) |
| fabricate(verb, promote, create, fake, plant) |
| make much of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, magnify) |
| overcharge(verb, increase, aggravate, enhance, exaggeration) |
| overpraise(verb, importance, exaggeration, magnify, overvalue) |
| overrate(verb, abuse, strain, importance, assign) |
| overstress(verb, abuse, aggravate, stress, enhance) |
| belie(verb, promote, influence, fake, twist) |
| boast(verb, blow, fake, corrupt, inflate) |
| gasconade(verb, blow, fake, shoot, alarm) |
| hyperbolise |
| misquote(verb, promote, fake, twist, alter) |
| misreport(verb, promote, twist, confuse, lie) |