hy·per·bo·lize (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 hyperbolise vb (Rhetoric) to express (something) by means of hyperbole
hy•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: hyperbolizedGerund: hyperbolizingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative hyperbolize hyperbolize
Present I hyperbolize you hyperbolize he/she/it hyperbolizes we hyperbolize you hyperbolize they hyperbolize
Preterite I hyperbolized you hyperbolized he/she/it hyperbolized we hyperbolized you hyperbolized they hyperbolized
Present Continuous I am hyperbolizing you are hyperbolizing he/she/it is hyperbolizing we are hyperbolizing you are hyperbolizing they are hyperbolizing
Present Perfect I have hyperbolized you have hyperbolized he/she/it has hyperbolized we have hyperbolized you have hyperbolized they have hyperbolized
Past Continuous I was hyperbolizing you were hyperbolizing he/she/it was hyperbolizing we were hyperbolizing you were hyperbolizing they were hyperbolizing
Past Perfect I had hyperbolized you had hyperbolized he/she/it had hyperbolized we had hyperbolized you had hyperbolized they had hyperbolized
Future I will hyperbolize you will hyperbolize he/she/it will hyperbolize we will hyperbolize you will hyperbolize they will hyperbolize
Future Perfect 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 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 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 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 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 I would hyperbolize you would hyperbolize he/she/it would hyperbolize we would hyperbolize you would hyperbolize they would hyperbolize
Past Conditional 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
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. hyperbolize - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
hyperbolize verb To make (something) seem greater than is actually the case:
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hyperbolize - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"