overmagnify

verb

Etymology

From over- + magnify.

  1. derived from magnificō
  2. derived from magnifier
  3. inherited from magnifien
  4. prefixed as overmagnify — “over + magnify

Definitions

  1. To magnify too much.

    • Sabato's (1991) Feeding Frenzy similarly focuses on the post-Watergate tendency in American mass media to overmagnify certain events and to provide more cynical and contentious coverage of politics.

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