To enhance or falsely overstate the size, value, or other attributes of something.
"Exaggerate" means to "make larger than it really is", in a non-literal sense. "He always exaggerates his troubles = he makes them more than they really are" "There were a hundred of them!" "Don't...
To make something sound better than it actually is. E.g. My cat can run as fast as a lightning bolt.
to embellish a story to add details or tell with great expression and enthusiasm in order to hled the attention of others
it means...that you mean what you mean:)