hyperbolize

[ hahy-pur-buh-lahyz ]

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verb (used without object),hy·per·bo·lized, hy·per·bo·liz·ing.

to use hyperbole; exaggerate.

verb (used with object),hy·per·bo·lized, hy·per·bo·liz·ing.

to represent or express with hyperbole or exaggeration.

Origin of hyperbolize

First recorded in 1590–1600; hyperbole + -ize

Also especially British, hy·per·bo·lise .

Other words from hyperbolize

out·hy·per·bo·lize, verb (used with object), out·hy·per·bo·lized, out·hy·per·bo·liz·ing.

Words Nearby hyperbolize

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How to use hyperbolize in a sentence

They either have a tendency to hyperbolize and make life much more glamorous and titillating than it is, or the other way.
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British Dictionary definitions for hyperbolize

hyperbolize

hyperbolise

/ (haɪˈpɜːbəˌlaɪz) /

verb

to express (something) by means of hyperbole

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