hyperbolize
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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.
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hyperbolize
(haɪˈpɜːbəˌlaɪz) orhyperbolise
vb
(Rhetoric) to express (something) by means of hyperbole
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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]
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hyperbolize
Past participle: hyperbolized
Gerund: hyperbolizing
| 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 |
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Verb 1. [画像:hyperbolize - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth]hyperbolize - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
overemphasise, overemphasize, overstress - place special or excessive emphasis on; "I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book"
aggrandise, aggrandize, embellish, pad, embroider, lard, dramatise, dramatize, blow up - add details to
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hyperbolize
verbTo make (something) seem greater than is actually the case:
Idioms: blow up out of proportion, lay it on thick, stretch the truth.
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