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Overstatement

An exaggerated statement or account.

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Deceit 76% connected

An attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration, artifice, or practice, which misleads another, or causes him to believe wha…

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Deception 76% connected

The act of deceiving or misleading.

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Misrepresentation 76% connected

Untrue representation; false or incorrect statement or account; -- usually unfavorable to the thing represented; as, a misrepresentation of a person'…

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Amplify 74% connected

To render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the like; -- used especially of telescopes, microscopes, etc.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Amplify 74% connected

To render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the like; -- used especially of telescopes, microscopes, etc.

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Exaggeration 92% connected

The act of heaping or piling up.

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Magnification 92% connected

The act of magnifying; enlargement; exaggeration.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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