hyperbolize

[ hahy-pur-buh-lahyz ]
/ haɪˈpɜr bəˌlaɪz /

verb (used without object), hy·per·bo·lized, hy·per·bo·liz·ing.

to use hyperbole; exaggerate.

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

to represent or express with hyperbole or exaggeration.
Also especially British, hy·per·bo·lise.

Origin of hyperbolize

First recorded in 1590–1600; hyperbole + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM hyperbolize

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

Words nearby hyperbolize

hyperbolic, hyperbolic function, hyperbolic geometry, hyperbolic paraboloid, hyperbolism, hyperbolize, hyperboloid, hyperborean, hypercalcemia, hypercalciuria, hypercapnia

British Dictionary definitions for hyperbolise

hyperbolize

hyperbolise

/ (haɪˈpɜːbəˌlaɪz) /

verb

to express (something) by means of hyperbole