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121prone — adj. likely (cannot stand alone) 1) prone to (prone to exaggeration) 2) prone to + inf. (he is prone to exaggerate) * * * [prəʊn] prone to + inf. (he is prone to exaggerate) [ likely ] (cannot stand alone) prone to (prone to exaggeration) …
122propensity — n. (formal) 1) a propensity for (a propensity for exaggerating) 2) a propensity to + inf. (he has a propensity to exaggerate) * * * [prə pensɪtɪ] (formal) a propensity for (a propensity for exaggerating) a propensity to + inf. (he has a… …
123tend — v. 1) (AE) (d; intr.) to tend to (to tend to one s own business) (CE has attend to) 2) (d; intr.) to tend towards 3) (E) he tends to exaggerate * * * [tend] (E) he tends to exaggerate (d; intr.) to tend towards (AE) (d; intr.) to tend to (CE has… …
124tendency — n. 1) to demonstrate, display, show a tendency 2) a growing; pronounced; strong; universal tendency 3) homicidal; suicidal; vicious tendencies (for years he has displayed suicidal tendencies) 4) a tendency towards 5) a tendency to + inf. (she has …
125thick — I adj. (misc.) as thick as thieves ( very closely allied ); to lay it on thick ( to exaggerate ) II n. most intense part in the thick (of the battle) * * * [θɪk] to lay it on thick ( to exaggerate ) (misc.) as thick as thieves ( very closely… …
126aggrandize — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. enlarge, extend (See expansion); exaggerate (See exaggeration). Ant., humble, reduce, minimize. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To exalt] Syn. acclaim, applaud, glorify; see praise 1 . 2. [To increase] Syn …
127stretch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. extend, lengthen, spread, expand, increase; stretch out, sprawl; informal, exaggerate, strain, force. n. expansion, reach, range; length, field, expanse; elasticity; long run, distance, home or… …
128blow up — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To fill] Syn. pump up, puff up, swell, inflate; see fill 1 . 2. [To explode] Syn. erupt, rupture, burst, go off; see explode 1 . 3. [To destroy with explosives] Syn. bomb, dynamite, detonate; see attack 1 , bomb , destroy 1 …
