hype
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Etymology
From hyperbole.
[edit] Noun
hype (plural hypes)
- Promotion or propaganda; especially, exaggerated claims.
- After all the hype for the diet plan, only the results ended up slim.
[edit] Translations
promotion
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[edit] Verb
hype (third-person singular simple present hypes, present participle hyping, simple past and past participle hyped)
- (transitive) To promote heavily; to advertise or build up.
- They started hyping the new magazine months before its release.
