EXAERESIS
Ex*ær"e*sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Surg.)
Defn: In old writers, the operations concerned in the removal of parts of the body.
EXAGGERATE Ex*ag"ger*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exaggerated; p. pr. & vb. n. Exaggerating . ] Etym: [L. exaggeratus , p. p. of exaggerare to heap up; ex out + aggerare to heap up, fr. agger heap, aggerere to bring to; ad to + gerere to bear. See Jest. ]
1. To heap up; to accumulate. [Obs.] "Earth exaggerated upon them [oaks and firs]." Sir M. Hale.
2. To amplify; to magnify; to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth ; to delineate extravagantly ; to overstate the truth concerning. A friend exaggerates a man's virtues. Addison.
EXAGGERATED
Ex*ag"ger*a`ted, a.
Defn: Enlarged beyond bounds or the truth.
— Ex*ag"ger*a`ted*ly, adv.
EXAGGERATING
Ex*ag"ger*a`ting a.
Defn: That exaggerates; enlarging beyond bounds.
— Ex*ag"ger*a`ting*ly, adv.
EXAGGERATION
Ex*ag`ger*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. exaggeratio : cf. F. exagération.]