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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Hyperbolize \Hy*per"bo*lize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.
     Hyperbolized; p. pr. & vb. n. Hyperbolizing.] [Cf. F.
     hyperboliser.]
     To speak or write with exaggeration. --Bp. Montagu.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Hyperbolize \Hy*per"bo*lize\, v. t.
     To state or represent hyperbolically. --Fotherby.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Hyperbolize \Hy*per"bo*lize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.
     Hyperbolized; p. pr. & vb. n. Hyperbolizing.] [Cf. F.
     hyperboliser.]
     To speak or write with exaggeration. --Bp. Montagu.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Hyperbolize \Hy*per"bo*lize\, v. t.
     To state or represent hyperbolically. --Fotherby.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  hyperbolize
       v : to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to
           romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South'
           imagery" [syn: overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyerbolise,
            magnify, amplify] [ant: understate]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  hyperbolize
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive now rare) To exaggerate, use hyperbole.
     2 (lb en transitive now rare) To represent or talk about with
  hyperbole.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  hyperbolize
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive now rare) To exaggerate, use hyperbole.
     2 (lb en transitive now rare) To represent or talk about with
  hyperbole.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  hyperbolize
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive now rare) To exaggerate, use hyperbole.
     2 (lb en transitive now rare) To represent or talk about with
  hyperbole.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  hyperbolize
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive now rare) To exaggerate, use hyperbole.
     2 (lb en transitive now rare) To represent or talk about with
  hyperbole.

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  hyperbolize /hˈaɪpəbˌɒlaɪz/ 
  přehánět

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  hyperbolize /hˈaɪpəbˌɒlaɪz/ 
  zveličovat

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