hyperbolize

[ hahy-pur-buh-lahyz ]

verb (used without object)

, hy·per·bo·lized, hy·per·bo·liz·ing.

1. to use hyperbole; exaggerate.

verb (used with object)

, hy·per·bo·lized, hy·per·bo·liz·ing.

1. to represent or express with hyperbole or exaggeration.

hyperbolize

/ haɪˈpɜːbəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. to express (something) by means of hyperbole

Other Words From

• outhy·perbo·lize verb (used with object) outhyperbolized outhyperbolizing

Word History and Origins

Origin of hyperbolize¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; hyperbole + -ize

Example Sentences

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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