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overstate collapse: to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

dilation collapse: the act of expanding an aperture; "the dilation of the pupil of the eye"; a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic

advertise collapse: call attention to; "Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS"; make publicity for; try to sell (a product); "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"

notoriety collapse: the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality

overkill collapse: any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal; the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required

eclat collapse: brilliant or conspicuous success or effect; "the eclat of a great achievement"

currency collapse: general acceptance or use; "the currency of ideas"; the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used; a current state of general acceptance and use

director collapse: someone who controls resources and expenditures; someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show; member of a board of directors

publicity collapse: the quality of being open to public view; "the publicity of the court room"

usher collapse: someone employed to conduct others; an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber; show (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums; "The usher showed us to our seats"

producer collapse: something that produces; "Maine is a leading producer of potatoes"; "this microorganism is a producer of disease"; someone who finds financing for and supervises the making and presentation of a show (play or film or program or similar work)

overcharge collapse: a price that is too high; rip off; ask an unreasonable price

herald collapse: (formal) a person who announces important news; "the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet"

magnification collapse: the act of expanding something in apparent size; the ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object

build up collapse: enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages; "build up your savings"; change the use of and make available or usable; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up"; form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"; bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports"

excess collapse: immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits; a quantity much larger than is needed; more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy"

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