artistic rendering; exaggerate
Meanings
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to apply color washes in painting; to render (artistic effect)
Refers specifically to a technique in traditional Chinese ink wash painting where ink or diluted colors are applied in layers to create atmosphere, depth, and mood.
The painter used light ink washes to render the hazy mood of distant mountains.
The background of this painting is rendered with great delicacy.
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He excels at using colors to render the atmosphere of autumn.
verb
to exaggerate; to play up; to overstate
Metaphorical usage implying unnecessary or excessive elaboration of something, often with a slightly negative connotation suggesting dramatization.
It was a small matter; there was no need to exaggerate it like that.
The media always plays up this kind of negative news.
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He exaggerated that experience to make it sound almost miraculous.
Don't exaggerate the matter too much.