esagerare
Esagerare is a transitive Italian verb meaning to exaggerate or to overstate, and it can also refer to going beyond what is reasonable in behavior. It is used for statements, quantities, or actions that are presented as more extreme or dramatic than they actually are, and it can carry either a mildly negative or a playful tone depending on context.
The word derives from Latin exaggerare, formed from ex- “out” and aggerare “to heap up,” and it
As a regular -are verb, esagerare follows the standard conjugation patterns. In the present indicative: io esagero,
Common usage includes phrases such as non esagerare (don’t overdo it), espandere o raccontare una storia esagerata,
Examples: non esagerare con le spezie nella ricetta; ha esagerato nel raccontare la storia.