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aufbauschen  to exaggerate, blow up (fig.); billow (sail), billow out, puff up

Dem Bericht nach habe Bush die Gründe für den Irak-Krieg aufgebauscht.
According to the report Bush exaggerated the reasons for the war in Iraq.

Related: übertreiben exaggerate (overstate), verstärken exaggerate (amplify), reinforce

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