Exaestuate

/ˌɛɡ.zɛs.ˈtu.eɪt/ verb

Definition

To seethe, boil, or rage intensely as if overflowing with agitation.

Etymology

From Latin exaestuatus, combining ex- (intensively) and aestuatus (agitated, from aestus meaning 'tide' or 'heat'). The word developed to describe things bubbling up or raging like a heated tide.

Kelly Says

The root aestus literally means 'tide,' so exaestuate originally described the violent boiling of seawater at high tide—Renaissance writers adopted it metaphorically for extreme anger that bubbles up uncontrollably.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መጠን
me-ta-n
ARالعربية
مبالغة
m-ba-la-gha
BNবাংলা
অতিরঞ্জন
a-ti-ran-jan
CACatalà
exagerar
e-xa-ge-rar
CSČeština
překreslit
pre-kres-lit
DADansk
overdreje
o-ver-dre-je
DEDeutsch
übertreiben
u-ber-trei-ben
ELΕλληνικά
υπερβολή
iper-vo-li
ESEspañol
exagerar
e-xa-ge-rar
FAفارسی
بالغ
ba-lagh
FISuomi
liioitella
lii-o-i-tel-la
FRFrançais
exagérer
e-xa-ge-re-r
GUGU
વધારો
va-dha-ro
HAHA
gaya
ga-ya
HEעברית
ל誇ות
le-ko-rot
HIहिन्दी
अतिशयोक्ति
a-ti-sha-yo-kti
HUMagyar
túlzás
tu-l-zás
IDBahasa Indonesia
memperbesar
me-mpe-r-bes-ar
IGIG
eji
e-ji
ITItaliano
esagerare
e-sa-ge-ra-re
JA日本語
誇大
ko-da-i
KKKK
ауыс
au-ys
KMKM
ការប្រកប
ka-ar-prak-bap
KO한국어
과장하다
gwa-jang-ha-da
MRMR
अतिरेक
a-ti-rek
MSBahasa Melayu
memperbesar
me-mpe-r-bes-ar
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောကြား
pyau-kya-r
NLNederlands
exaggeren
e-xa-ge-re-ren
NONorsk
overdreie
o-ver-dre-ie
PAPA
ਉਤਾਰ
u-ta-ar
PLPolski
przesadzać
pre-sa-d-zat
PTPortuguês
exagerar
e-xa-ge-rar
RORomână
exagera
e-xa-ge-ra
RUРусский
преувеличивать
pre-u-ve-li-chi-vat'
SVSvenska
exaggera
e-xa-ge-ra
SWKiswahili
kuzidisha
ku-zi-di-sha
TAதமிழ்
கூடுதல்
koo-du-thal
TEతెలుగు
అతిశయోక్తి
a-ti-sha-yo-k-ti
THไทย
ขยายเกินจริง
kha-ya-i-gen-jing
TLTL
papalit
pa-pa-lit
TRTürkçe
abartmak
a-bart-mak
UKУкраїнська
перебільшувати
pe-re-be-ly-shu-vat'
URاردو
مبالغہ
m-ba-la-gha
VITiếng Việt
thổi phồng
toi-pho-ng
YOYO
gbe
g-be
ZH中文
夸大
kuā dà
ZUZU
ukuthi
u-ku-thi

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