exaggerateexaggerateexaggeratesexaggeratedexaggeratingverb (exaggerates, exaggerating, exaggerated)spellingRemember! You spell exaggerate with GG.to say that something is bigger, better, worse, etc. than it really is: Don't exaggerate! I was only two minutes late, not twenty.▶ exaggerationexaggerationexaggerationsnoun: It's a bit of an exaggeration to say she can't speak English!