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Definition of Hyperbolize
1. Verb. To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth. "Tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
Generic synonyms: Misinform, Mislead
Specialized synonyms: Overemphasise, Overemphasize, Overstress, Blow, Bluster, Boast, Brag, Gas, Gasconade, Shoot A Line, Swash, Tout, Vaunt, Aggrandise, Aggrandize, Blow Up, Dramatise, Dramatize, Embellish, Embroider, Lard, Pad
Derivative terms: Exaggeration, Exaggeration, Exaggeration, Hyperbole, Magnification, Overstatement
Antonyms: Understate
Definition of Hyperbolize
1. v. i. To speak or write with exaggeration.
2. v. t. To state or represent hyperbolically.
Definition of Hyperbolize
1. Verb. (intransitive now rare) To exaggerate, use hyperbole. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive now rare) To represent or talk about with hyperbole. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hyperbolize
1. [v -LIZED, -LIZING, -LIZES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hyperbolize
Literary usage of Hyperbolize
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"To hyperbolize, (hi-per'-bo-lize) vn To speak or write with exaggeration or
extenuation. HYPERBOREAN, (hi-per-bo'-re-an) n. ». Northern. To hyperbolize ..."
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