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uveličati

увеличати

uvelìčati · /uʋelǐt͡ʃati/ · perfective · impf.: uveličavati

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VERB
  1. (by one's presence) to grace; to lend solemnity to
    Ministar je svojim prisustvom uveličao otvaranje škole. — The minister graced the school's opening with his presence.
    Hvala vam što ste uveličali naše slavlje. — Thank you for gracing our celebration.
  2. (a problem, importance) to exaggerate
    Novine su uveličale ceo problem. — The papers exaggerated the whole problem.
  3. (an image, a photo) to enlarge; to magnify
    Uveličaj sliku da vidim detalje. — Enlarge the picture so I can see the details.
    Fotograf je uveličao staru fotografiju i uramio je. — The photographer enlarged the old photo and framed it.

For "to exaggerate", preuveličati is more common.

Conjugation, perfective
Present tense
jauveličam
tiuveličaš
on/ona/onouveliča
miuveličamo
viuveličate
oni/one/onauveličaju
Past tense: uveličao, uveličala, uveličalo · uveličali, uveličale
Future: uveličaću, uveličaćeš, uveličaće, uveličaćemo, uveličaćete, uveličaće
Imperative: uveličaj
AI Updated 6 October 2026