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Synonyms

hyperbolize

American  
[hahy-pur-buh-lahyz] / haɪˈpɜr bəˌlaɪz /
especially British, hyperbolise

verb (used without object)

hyperbolized, hyperbolizing

  1. to use hyperbole; exaggerate.

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

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