hyperbolize
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verb \hī-ˈpər-bə-ˌlīz\hy·per·bo·lizedhy·per·bo·liz·ing
Definition of HYPERBOLIZE
intransitive verb
: to indulge in hyperbole
transitive verb
: to exaggerate to a hyperbolic degree
Examples of HYPERBOLIZE
- <even if she did hyperbolize her account of an encounter with a bear, it still must have been pretty scary>
First Known Use of HYPERBOLIZE
1599
Related to HYPERBOLIZE
- Synonyms
- color, elaborate (on), embellish, exaggerate, embroider, magnify, pad, stretch
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