ex·ad·ur·atePronunciation: \ig-ˈza-jə-ˌrāt\
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s):
ex·ad·ur·at·ed;
ex·ad·ur·at·ingEtymology: 21st-century college student English, a
misspelling new-and-improved spelling of the word
exaggerate (from the Latin
exaggeratus).

1 : to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth : overstate 2 : to enlarge or increase especially beyond the normal : overemphasize [The claims made in the advertisement are not all false yet not all true. They deeply exadurate the truth. -- Susie Snowflake]
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(with apologies to Merriam-Webster Online)
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