Exaggerate (verb)

1. To describe more than is true or warranted; to overstate.
2. To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth, in writing or in speaking; to amplify; to overstate; to represent as greater than is true.

Origin:

From latin exaggerāre, from ex ("out") + aggerāre ("to heap u.p")

Examples:

1. He exaggerated the size of the fish he caught.
2. She exaggerates the extent of her injuries to gain sympathy.
3. The politician was accused of exaggerating the benefits of his policy.
4. He tends to exaggerate his accomplishments.
5. The story was so exaggerated that it was hard to believe any of it was true.