Definition
To shake up, agitate, or disturb greatly; to shake out or scatter vigorously.
Etymology
From Latin exagitatus, combining ex- (out, intensively) and agitatus (agitated, from agitare meaning 'to shake'). The word developed to describe vigorous shaking or disturbance.
Kelly Says
The root agitare literally means 'to shake'—the same root appears in 'agitate,' 'agent,' and even 'navigate' (ships navigating through rough waters)—so exagitate is intense shaking that sends things flying out.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በጣም አሳይ
ba-tam a-say
ARالعربية
مبالغة
mubalaghuh
BNবাংলা
অতিরঞ্জিত করা
o-tee-ron-jit kor-ah
CACatalà
exagerar
eh-zah-zheh-rahr
CSČeština
přehánět
pree-han-yet
DADansk
overdrage
o-ver-dra-geh
DEDeutsch
übertreiben
oo-ber-trai-ben
ELΕλληνικά
υπερβολή
ee-per-voh-lee
ESEspañol
exagerar
eh-zah-heh-rahr
FISuomi
liioitella
lee-o-i-tel-lah
FRFrançais
exagérer
eh-zah-zheh-ray
HEעברית
להגזים
le-ha-gaz-im
HIहिन्दी
अतिशयोक्ति
a-tee-shay-o-ktee
HUMagyar
túlzás
too-l-zaash
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengembangkan
men-ge-ban-gkan
ITItaliano
esagerare
eh-zah-zheh-rahr-eh
KMKM
ប្រកបដោយ
brahk-bop-doh-ee
MSBahasa Melayu
melampaui
me-lam-pa-wee
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းလဲ
pya-ng-la-eh
NLNederlands
exaggeren
eh-zah-ge-rehn
NONorsk
overdriv
o-ver-dreev
PLPolski
przesadzać
przes-a-dzat'
PTPortuguês
exagerar
eh-zah-zheh-rahr
RORomână
exagera
eh-zah-geh-rah
RUРусский
преувеличивать
pree-oo-ve-li-chi-vat'
SVSvenska
överdriva
o-ver-dree-va
SWKiswahili
kuzidisha
koo-zi-di-sha
TAதமிழ்
அதிகமாக
a-dhi-ka-ma-g
TEతెలుగు
అతిగా
a-thee-gah
TRTürkçe
abartmak
ah-bar-t-mak
UKУкраїнська
перебільшувати
per-e-bee-sh-u-vat'
VITiếng Việt
thổi phồng
twee-fong