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hyperbolize

[hahy-pur-buh-lahyz]

verb (used without object)

to use hyperbole; exaggerate.

verb (used with object)

to represent or express with hyperbole or exaggeration.

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Also, especially British, hy·per·bo·lise.

Origin:
1590–1600; hyperbole + -ize

Related forms

out·hy·per·bo·lize, verb (used with object), -lized, -liz·ing.

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hyperbolize or hyperbolise (haɪˈpɜːbəˌlaɪz)

—vb
	to express (something) by means of hyperbole

hyperbolise or hyperbolise

—vb

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