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Select the synonym of Exaggerate.
Question

Select the synonym of Exaggerate.

A.

Amplify

B.

Minimize

C.

Suppress

D.

Understate

Correct option is A

The correct synonym of the given word is (a) Amplify.
Given word — ‘exaggerate’: to represent something as larger, more important, or more extreme than it really is; to overstate (Hindi: बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर कहना/अतिरंजित करना).
Example: The article tends to exaggerate the benefits of the product.
Correct answer word — ‘amplify’: to increase in degree, intensity, or detail; magnify (Hindi: बढ़ाना/विस्तारित करना). In discourse, it often means to make something seem greater, overlapping with overstate.
Example: The spokesperson amplified the minor success into a major achievement.
Synonyms (of exaggerate): overstate, magnify, inflate, overemphasize.
Antonyms (of exaggerate): understate, downplay, minimize, de-emphasize.
Meanings of all the other given options:
· (b) Minimize: to make something seem less important (Hindi: कम महत्व देना/कम करके दिखाना).
· (c) Suppress: to forcibly put an end to; to prevent expression (Hindi: दबाना/निषेध करना).
· (d) Understate: to describe as less important/serious than it is (Hindi: कम करके बताना).

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