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| Main Entry: | inflate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blow up, increase |
| Synonyms: | aerate, aggrandize, amplify, augment, balloon*, beef up*, bloat, boost, build up, cram*, dilate, distend, enlarge, escalate, exaggerate, exalt, expand, magnify, pad*, pyramid, raise, spread, stretch, surcharge, widen, flesh out, maximize, overestimate, puff up, pump up, swell up |
| Antonyms: | compress, contract, deflate, shrink, let air out |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | overplay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be dramatic |
| Synonyms: | accent, accentuate, dramatize, exaggerate, ham it up*, magnify, mug*, overdo, overstate, overwork, show off*, stretch, blow out of proportion, get carried away, hyperbolize, labor at, lay it on thick, maximize, overact, overdraw, overemphasize, overstress, overuse, point up* |
| Antonyms: | play down |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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