Hyperbolize
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /haɪˈpɜːbəlaɪz/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Hyperbolize is a verb meaning (intransitive, now rare) To exaggerate, use hyperbole.
Meaning
(intransitive, now rare) To exaggerate, use hyperbole.
More Meanings
- (transitive, now rare) To represent or talk about with hyperbole.
Example Sentences
to purchase credit to their judgement, and draw you on to beleeve them, they commonly adorne, enlarge, yea, and Hyperbolize the matter.
But what is this metasubstance that blinks at us from the apex of the morph, and that in Terminator 2 is hyperbolized in the quicksilver substratum of the T-1000?
Word Forms
- hyperbolizes
- hyperbolizing
- hyperbolized
Synonyms for hyperbolize
Depending on context, synonyms include overemphasize, overstate, stretch, exaggerate, overcharge, overdo.
Antonyms for hyperbolize
Common opposites include minimize, understate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include exaggerate, overstate, overdraw, magnify, amplify, hyperbolise.
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