"hyperbolize" meaning in English

See hyperbolize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /haɪˈpɜːbəlaɪz/ [UK], /haɪˈpɝbəlaɪz/ [US] Forms: hyperbolizes [present, singular, third-person], hyperbolizing [participle, present], hyperbolized [participle, past], hyperbolized [past]
Etymology: From hyperbole + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hyperbole|ize}} hyperbole + -ize Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: archaic, intransitive
    Sense id: en-hyperbolize-en-verb-PEYbPqd~
  2. (transitive, now rare) To represent or talk about with hyperbole. Tags: archaic, transitive
    Sense id: en-hyperbolize-en-verb-M8yg0a5i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 77

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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