hyperbolize

Other forms of hyperbolize

past tense

hyperbolized·

present participle

hyperbolizing·

third person

hyperbolizes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about hyperbolize

What does hyperbolize mean?

hyperbolize means "to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth".

How many syllables are in hyperbolize?

hyperbolize has 4 syllables: hy-per-bo-lize. The stress falls on "per".

What is another word for hyperbolize?

Close synonyms include overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolise, magnify. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hyperbolize a common word?

hyperbolize is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.