simple past tense and past participle of exaggerate
"She exaggerated at her first job interview by claiming she had single-handedly saved a major client from bankruptcy, which later turned out to be completely untrue."
represented as greater than is true or reasonable
"an exaggerated opinion of oneself"
enlarged to an abnormal degree
"thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes"
That has been described as greater than it actually is; abnormally increased or enlarged.
"The story about how much money he won at the lottery was clearly exaggerated, since his actual prize was only a few hundred dollars."