How to Pronounce "exaggerates"
word
ɪɡˈzædʒɝˌeɪts
ig-ZAJ-ur-ayts
ɛɡzˈædʒəɹˌeɪts
eg-ZAJ-uh-rayts
Definition
To describe something as bigger, better, or worse than it really is; to overstate the truth.
IPA Transcription
American English
ɪɡˈzædʒɝˌeɪts
British English
ɛɡzˈædʒəɹˌeɪts
Simplified Pronunciation
US
ig-ZAJ-ur-ayts
UK
eg-ZAJ-uh-rayts
Listen in Context
He always exaggerates his achievements.
She exaggerates when she tells stories.
The news often exaggerates the facts.
Don’t listen to him—he exaggerates everything!