Exaggerate
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

2 letters

DO
An uproarious party

3 letters

FIB
Tell a relatively insignificant lie; "Fibbing is not acceptable, even if you don't call it lying"

4 letters

BLOW
A powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"

CAMP
Providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities; "they played up the silliness of their roles for camp effect"; "campy Hollywood musicals of the 1940's"

MAKE
The act of mixing cards haphazardly

PILE
A nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy

PUFF
Forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"

TALK
The act of giving a talk to an audience; "I attended an interesting talk on local history"

TOUT
One who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack)

WARP
A twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting

WHET
Make keen or more acute; "whet my appetite"

5 letters

BELIE
Represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions"

COLOR
Change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored"

FUDGE
Soft creamy candy

HOPUP
Make more powerful; "he souped up the old cars"

HOTUP
Make more powerful; "he souped up the old cars"

KEYUP

SLANT
Degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch"

STORY
A message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children"

TWIST
Twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates; "wrench a window off its hinges"; "wrench oneself free from somebody's grip"; "a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest"

6 letters

BEEFUP
Make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

BLOWUP
A photographic print that has been enlarged

DEEPEN
Become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password"

DOUBLE
A base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base; "he hit a double to deep centerfield"

EXCEED
Be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class"

GARBLE
Make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

HEATUP
Make hot or hotter; "the sun heats the oceans"; "heat the water on the stove"

JAZZUP
Make more interesting or lively; "juice up a party"; "pep up your paper"

OVERGO

PARODY
A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

RAMIFY
Have or develop complicating consequences; "These actions will ramify"

SOUPUP
Make more powerful; "he souped up the old cars"

STEPUP
Make oneself visible; take action; "Young people should step to the fore and help their peers"

TRIPLE
A base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base

WRENCH
A hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt

OVERDO
Do something to an excessive degree; "He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups"

7 letters

MAGNIFY
To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

INFLATE
Become inflated; "The sails ballooned"

OVERACT
Exaggerate one's acting

AMPLIFY
To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

STRETCH
Increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance; "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the casserole with a little rice"

BUILDUP
The act of building up an accumulation; "I envied his rapid buildup of assets"; "a military buildup in preparation for the invasion"

DECEIVE
Be false to; be dishonest with

DISTEND
Swell from or as if from internal pressure; "The distended bellies of the starving cows"

DISTORT
Affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life"

ENHANCE
Increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"

ENLARGE
Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

EXHAUST
Eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"

FALSIFY
Insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby

LAYITON

MISLEAD
Give false or misleading information to

OVERRUN
Too much production or more than expected

OVERTAX
Tax excessively; "Don't overtax my constituents!"

OVERUSE
Exploitation to the point of diminishing returns

PERVERT
A person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

ROMANCE
Tell romantic or exaggerated lies; "This author romanced his trip to an exotic country"

SHARPEN
Make crisp or more crisp and precise; "We had to sharpen our arguments"

TALKBIG

8 letters

BALLYHOO
Blatant or sensational promotion

CONDENSE
Develop due to condensation; "All our planets condensed out of the same material"

DISGUISE
The act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance; "he is a master of disguise"

GOBEYOND

GOTOOFAR

HEIGHTEN
Increase the height of; "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars"

IDEALIZE
Consider or render as ideal; "She idealized her husband after his death"

MAXIMISE
Make as big or large as possible; "Maximize your profits!"

MISCOLOR

MISQUOTE
An incorrect quotation

MISSTATE
State something incorrectly; "You misstated my position"

MISTEACH

OVERJUMP

OVERLEAP
Leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"

OVERPASS
Bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels

OVERRATE
Make too high an estimate of; "He overestimated his own powers"

OVERSELL

OVERSTEP
Pass beyond (limits or boundaries)

OVERTASK

OVERWORK
The act of working too much or too long; "he became ill from overwork"

PILEITON

REDOUBLE
Double again; "The noise doubled and redoubled"

TELLALIE

TRAVESTY
A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

OVERPLAY
Exaggerate one's acting

OVERDOIT

OVERDRAW
To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

9 letters

OVERSTATE
To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

EMBROIDER
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EMBELLISH
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AGGRAVATE
Make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"

BURLESQUE
A theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease)

DRAMATISE
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DRAMATIZE
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INTENSIFY
Increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"

LIEFLATLY

MISREPORT

OVERCOUNT

OVERDRIVE
A high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power

OVEREXERT
Exert (oneself) excessively and go beyond one's strength; "don't overexert yourself when exercising!"

OVERLABOR

OVERPAINT