hyperbolize

American  

[hahy-pur-buh-lahyz] / haɪˈpɜr bəˌlaɪz /

especially British, hyperbolise

verb (used without object)

hyperbolized, hyperbolizing

1. to use hyperbole; exaggerate.

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verb (used with object)

hyperbolized, hyperbolizing

1. to represent or express with hyperbole or exaggeration.

hyperbolize British  

/ haɪˈpɜːbəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. to express (something) by means of hyperbole

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Other Word Forms

• outhyperbolize verb (used with object)

Etymology

Origin of hyperbolize

First recorded in 1590–1600; hyperbole + -ize

Example Sentences

We knew we wanted to have a fan from Episode 1 come back in Episode 10 as like a sick, twisted mirror — take the traits that are wrong and hyperbolize them to the nth degree.

From Los Angeles Times

When you discuss the hyperbolized figures in pro wrestling history, “Superstar” Billy Graham has to be in the conversation.

From Los Angeles Times

Those earlier visions hyperbolize the romance of cooking.

From Seattle Times

But the governor hyperbolizes in claiming they’d be the state’s “most aggressive push” ever on climate.

From Los Angeles Times

There’s less yammering and hyperbolizing, and McDonagh makes fine contrapuntal use of the landscape’s visual drama and of the chasm separating these characters.

From New York Times