exaggero

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

ex-aggĕro: āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.,
I to raise a mound, dam, or dike; to heap up (class.; cf.: acervo, coacervo, cumulo, aggero).
I Lit.: aggesta humo planitiem, Curt. 6, 5: terram, Plin. 19, 8, 41, § 139: clivum super capita columnarum, id. 36, 14, 21, § 96: locum operibus, to surround with ramparts, Vitr. 10, 22: pluribus stramentis exaggerandum est aviarium, to be abundantly filled, supplied, Col. 8, 11, 9.—
   B Transf., to enlarge, increase by heaping up: rem familiarem, Cic. Off. 1, 26, 92; so, magnas opes, Phaedr. 3, prol. 25.—
II Trop.: hic alteri alteris mortem morti exaggerabant, they mutually heaped up death upon death, Auct. B. Hisp. 5 fin.—Far more freq.,
   B Transf., to exalt, amplify, heighten, magnify, exaggerate: nihil est ad exaggerandam et amplificandam orationem accommodatius, quam, etc., Cic. de Or. 3, 27; cf.: oratio nimis alta et exaggerata (opp. humilis et abjecta), id. Or. 59, 192: quasi exaggerata altius oratio (with elatio et altitudo orationis), id. Brut. 17, 66: artem oratione, id. de Or. 1, 55; cf. beneficium verbis, id. Planc. 29, 71: immanitatem parricidii vi orationis, Quint. 9, 2, 53: injuriam nostram, id. 6, 2, 23: animus excelsus et altus et virtutibus exaggeratus, Cic. Par. 5 fin.: Xenocrates exaggerans tanto opere virtutem, extenuans cetera et abiciens, id. Tusc. 5, 18, 51: auctae exaggerataeque fortunae, id. Cat. 4, 9 fin.: juventam alicujus honoribus, Vell. 2, 129, 2. Hence, *
   1    exaggĕranter, adv., with many words, Tert. de Carn. Chr. 19.—
   2    exaggĕrā-tus, a, um, P. a., cumulated, heightened, elevated (very seldom): exaggerata verborum volubilitate, Petr. 124, 3.—Comp., Gell. 13, 24, 25; cf. ib. § 9.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

exaggĕrō,¹³ āvī, ātum, āre, tr.,
1 rapporter des terres sur, hausser en remblai : exaggerare planitiem Curt. 6, 5, 20, remblayer une plaine
2 grossir, augmenter en accumulant [pr. et fig.] exaggerare rem familiarem Cic. Off. 1, 92, augmenter son patrimoine
3 combler : exaggerare aliquem honoribus Vell. 2, 129, 2, combler qqn d’honneurs
4 amplifier, grossir : beneficium verbis Cic. Planc. 71, grossir un bienfait par ses propos, cf. Tusc. 5, 51 ; de Or. 1, 234 ; animus virtutibus exaggeratus Cic. Par. 41, une âme grandie par les vertus ; quasi exaggerata altius oratio Cic. Br. 66, un style en qq. sorte surélevé (comme un bâtiment) ; oratio nimis alta et exaggerata Cic. Or. 192, un style trop élevé et amplifié.