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hyperbolize

[ hahy-pur-buh-lahyz ]
/ haɪˈpɜr bəˌlaɪz /
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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.
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Also especially British, hy·per·bo·lise .

Origin of hyperbolize

First recorded in 1590–1600; hyperbole + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM hyperbolize

out·hy·per·bo·lize, verb (used with object), out·hy·per·bo·lized, out·hy·per·bo·liz·ing.
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British Dictionary definitions for hyperbolize

hyperbolize

hyperbolise

/ (haɪˈpɜːbəˌlaɪz) /

verb
to express (something) by means of hyperbole
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