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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.
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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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