1. (v. t.) To travel over.

2. (v. t.) To exceed; to surpass.

3. (v. t.) To cover.

4. (v. t.) To oppress; to weigh down.

accelerate aggrandize aggravate amplify ballyhoo be untruthful beef up belie blow up build up burlesque camouflage caricature carry too far color complicate concentrate condense consolidate deceive deepen disguise distort double draw the longbow embellish enhance equivocate exacerbate exceed exhaust falsify fib fudge garble go beyond go overboard go to extremes go too far heat up heighten hop up hot up hyperbolize idealize intensify jazz up key up know no bounds lay it on lie lie flatly magnify make complex make much of miscolor mislead misquote misreport misrepresent misstate misteach overact overappraise overassess overcalculate overcarry overcharge overcount overdevelop overdo overdraw overdrive overelaborate overemphasize overesteem overestimate overexercise overexert overexpend overgo overindulge overjump overlabor overleap overmeasure overpaint overpass overplay overpraise overprize overrate overreach overreact overreact to overreckon overrun oversell overshoot overshoot the field overshoot the mark overspeak overspend overstate overstep overstrain overstress overstride overstudy overtask overtax overtrain overuse overvalue overwork pad parody pass all bounds pervert pile it on prevaricate protest too much puff ramify redouble reinforce romance romanticize sharpen slant soup up speak falsely step up story strengthen stretch stretch the truth superabound talk big talk in superlatives tell a lie tout travesty triple twist understate warp whet wrench