ˈæmp.lɪ.faɪ

ɛɡˈzæ.dʒə.ɹeɪt ɛkˈspænd haɪˈpəːbəlaɪz haɪˈpɚːbəlaɪz ɪnˈfleɪt ˈmaɡnɪfaɪ ˈmæɡnɪfaɪ ˌəʊ.vəˈsteɪt ˌoʊ.vɚˈsteɪt increase the volume of amplify sound exaggerate or make bigger The charges were inflated increase in size, volume or significance Her terror was magnified in her mind to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth tended to romanticize and exaggerate this ‘gracious Old South’ imagery