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hyperbolize
hy·per·bo·lize H0356800 (hī-pûr′bə-līz′)v. hy·per·bo·lized, hy·per·bo·liz·ing, hy·per·bo·liz·es v.intr. To use hyperbole; exaggerate.v.tr. To express with hyperbole.hyperbolize (haɪˈpɜːbəˌlaɪz) or hyperbolisevb (Rhetoric) to express (something) by means of hyperbolehy•per•bo•lize (haɪˈpɜr bəˌlaɪz) v. -lized, -liz•ing. v.i. 1. to use hyperbole; exaggerate. v.t. 2. to represent or express with hyperbole or exaggeration. [1590–1600] hyperbolize Past participle: hyperbolized Gerund: hyperbolizing
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hyperbolize | hyperbolize |
Present |
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I hyperbolize | you hyperbolize | he/she/it hyperbolizes | we hyperbolize | you hyperbolize | they hyperbolize |
Preterite |
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I hyperbolized | you hyperbolized | he/she/it hyperbolized | we hyperbolized | you hyperbolized | they hyperbolized |
Present Continuous |
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I am hyperbolizing | you are hyperbolizing | he/she/it is hyperbolizing | we are hyperbolizing | you are hyperbolizing | they are hyperbolizing |
Present Perfect |
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I have hyperbolized | you have hyperbolized | he/she/it has hyperbolized | we have hyperbolized | you have hyperbolized | they have hyperbolized |
Past Continuous |
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I was hyperbolizing | you were hyperbolizing | he/she/it was hyperbolizing | we were hyperbolizing | you were hyperbolizing | they were hyperbolizing |
Past Perfect |
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I had hyperbolized | you had hyperbolized | he/she/it had hyperbolized | we had hyperbolized | you had hyperbolized | they had hyperbolized |
Future |
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I will hyperbolize | you will hyperbolize | he/she/it will hyperbolize | we will hyperbolize | you will hyperbolize | they will hyperbolize |
Future Perfect |
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I will have hyperbolized | you will have hyperbolized | he/she/it will have hyperbolized | we will have hyperbolized | you will have hyperbolized | they will have hyperbolized |
Future Continuous |
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I will be hyperbolizing | you will be hyperbolizing | he/she/it will be hyperbolizing | we will be hyperbolizing | you will be hyperbolizing | they will be hyperbolizing |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been hyperbolizing | you have been hyperbolizing | he/she/it has been hyperbolizing | we have been hyperbolizing | you have been hyperbolizing | they have been hyperbolizing |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been hyperbolizing | you will have been hyperbolizing | he/she/it will have been hyperbolizing | we will have been hyperbolizing | you will have been hyperbolizing | they will have been hyperbolizing |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been hyperbolizing | you had been hyperbolizing | he/she/it had been hyperbolizing | we had been hyperbolizing | you had been hyperbolizing | they had been hyperbolizing |
Conditional |
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I would hyperbolize | you would hyperbolize | he/she/it would hyperbolize | we would hyperbolize | you would hyperbolize | they would hyperbolize |
Past Conditional |
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I would have hyperbolized | you would have hyperbolized | he/she/it would have hyperbolized | we would have hyperbolized | you would have hyperbolized | they would have hyperbolized | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | hyperbolize - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"exaggerate, hyperbolise, overstate, amplify, magnify, overdrawmisinform, mislead - give false or misleading information tooveremphasise, overemphasize, overstress - place special or excessive emphasis on; "I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book"boast, brag, gasconade, shoot a line, vaunt, tout, gas, bluster, swash, blow - show offaggrandise, aggrandize, embellish, pad, embroider, lard, dramatise, dramatize, blow up - add details to |
hyperbolizeverbTo make (something) seem greater than is actually the case:exaggerate, inflate, magnify, overcharge, overstate.Idioms: blow up out of proportion, lay it on thick, stretch the truth.hyperbolize
Synonyms for hyperbolizeverb to make (something) seem greater than is actually the caseSynonyms- exaggerate
- inflate
- magnify
- overcharge
- overstate
Synonyms for hyperbolizeverb to enlarge beyond bounds or the truthSynonyms- exaggerate
- hyperbolise
- overstate
- amplify
- magnify
- overdraw
Related Words- misinform
- mislead
- overemphasise
- overemphasize
- overstress
- boast
- brag
- gasconade
- shoot a line
- vaunt
- tout
- gas
- bluster
- swash
- blow
- aggrandise
- aggrandize
- embellish
- pad
- embroider
- lard
- dramatise
- dramatize
- blow up
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