1. (

• overstate ,
• exaggerate ,
• overdraw ,
• hyperbolize ,
• hyperbolise ,
• magnify ,
• amplify

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

2. (

• overdo ,
• exaggerate

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