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 .
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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Example sentences from the Web for hyperbolize
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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