exaggerate
From LSJ
φιλοσοφίαν καινὴν γὰρ οὗτος φιλοσοφεῖ → this man adopts a new philosophy
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
P. τῷ λόγῳ αἴρειν, ἐπὶ τὸ μεῖζον δεινοῦν. ἄνω ἐξαίρειν, P. and V. κοσμεῖν, Ar. and V. πυργοῦν.
exalt: P. and V. μεγαλύνειν; see exalt.
exaggerate a petty smart: V. τὸ μηδὲν ἄλγος εἰς μέγα φέρειν (Sophocles, Oedipus Rex 638).
