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to hyperbolize
01
to exaggerate something for emphasis or to achieve a specific effect
Transitive: to hyperbolize sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
hyperbolize
3rd person singular
hyperbolizes
Present participle
hyperbolizing
Past simple
hyperbolized
Past participle
hyperbolized
Examples
During the fishing trip, he tended to hyperbolize the size of the fish he caught, turning a regular catch into a legendary tale.
Lexical Tree
hyperbolize
hyperbole
