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Art/Literary - Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / Fashion dictionary | | Italian term or phrase: estremizza | Here is the context , in a description of the film "The Devil Wears Prada" about Anna Wintour:
uno spaccato assai romanzato del mondo del giornalismo di moda che *estremizza* alcune delle sulle sue dinamiche interne.
I'm trying to find an English term or terms that will cover the extreme sense and the exacerbation sense without getting too wordy.
All input is appreciated TYIA |
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| | overstates, hypes | Explanation:
exaggerate [ig-zaj-uh-reyt] Show IPA
Part of Speech:
verb
Definition:
overstate, embellish
another option plus several other possible synonyms here
Synonyms:
amplify, blow out of proportion, color, embroider, emphasize, go to extremes, heighten, hike, hyperbolize, inflate, intensify, lay it on thick, lie, loud talk, magnify, make too much of, misreport, misrepresent, overdo, overdraw, overemphasize, overestimate, pad, pretty up, puff, put on, romanticize,
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Synonyms for exaggerate at Thesaurus.com with free online thesaurus, antonyms, and definitions. Dictionary and Word of the Day.
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Explanation:
exaggerate [ig-zaj-uh-reyt] Show IPA
Part of Speech:
verb
Definition:
overstate, embellish
another option plus several other possible synonyms here
Synonyms:
amplify, blow out of proportion, color, embroider, emphasize, go to extremes, heighten, hike, hyperbolize, inflate, intensify, lay it on thick, lie, loud talk, magnify, make too much of, misreport, misrepresent, overdo, overdraw, overemphasize, overestimate, pad, pretty up, puff, put on, romanticize,
thesaurus.com/browse/exaggerate
Synonyms for exaggerate at Thesaurus.com with free online thesaurus, antonyms, and definitions. Dictionary and Word of the Day.
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Note added at 17 days (2011-10-31 13:27:49 GMT) Post-grading
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glad to help
| gallagy2
Ireland
Native speaker of:  English
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