hyperbolize

English

Etymology

From hyperbole +‎ -ize.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /haɪˈpəːbəlaɪz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /haɪˈpɚːbəlaɪz/

Verb

hyperbolize (third-person singular simple present hyperbolizes, present participle hyperbolizing, simple past and past participle hyperbolized)

1. (intransitive, now rare) To exaggerate, use hyperbole.
2. (transitive, now rare) To represent or talk about with hyperbole.
   • 1603, Michel de Montaigne, John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], OCLC 946730821:

     , Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.203:

     to purchase credit to their judgement, and draw you on to beleeve them, they commonly adorne, enlarge, yea, and Hyperbolize the matter.