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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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