The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hyperbolize \Hy*per"bo*lize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Hyperbolized; p. pr. & vb. n. Hyperbolizing.] [Cf. F.
hyperboliser.]
To speak or write with exaggeration.
--Bp. Montagu.
Hyperbolize \Hy*per"bo*lize\, v. t.
To state or represent hyperbolically.
--Fotherby.
Wiktionary
vb. 1 (context intransitive now rare English) To exaggerate, use hyperbole. 2 (context transitive now rare English) To represent or talk about with hyperbole.
WordNet
v. to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" [syn: overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyerbolise, magnify, amplify] [ant: understate]
Usage examples of "hyperbolize".
Sometimes it’s better to trust your core beliefs rather than rely on the hyperbolized psychobabble that permeates much of society today.
The newsfeeds usually hyperbolized their speculations, so that the true facts seemed reassuringly banal by the time they were made known.