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hyperbolize::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, magnify, overdraw, overstate |
| Type of | misinform, mislead |
| Has types | blow, blow up, bluster, boast, brag, dramatise, dramatize, embellish, embroider, gas, gasconade, lard, overemphasise, overemphasize, overstress, pad, shoot a line, swash, tout, aggrandise, vaunt, aggrandize |
| Derivation | hyperbole |
Examples of hyperbolize
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People who write about technology love to huff and puff and hyperbolize.
From the newsweek.com
But then, I am not trying to hyperbolize everything I write, either.
From the eatocracy.cnn.com
Without wishing to hyperbolize, this is undeniably a vanguard style, demanding fresh definition.
From the time.com
Obviously I hyperbolize it, but I think there's something to it.
From the time.com
Coaches often have a tendency to hyperbolize.
From the denverpost.com
- Overstate: to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
- To exaggerate, use hyperbole; To represent or talk about with hyperbole
- To use a hyperbole, a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect.
