to hyperbolize
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7.9
- verb
- /haɪˈpɜːrbəlaɪz/
- US
:
hiperbolizar
- This excessiveness is indicative of the sentimental novel, which, dependent as it is on hyperbolized pathos to achieve its effect, is the spendthrift of literary genres.
And So what excites me about AI is I think people get hyperbolized into, Oh my God, people going to lose jobs and all these things.
- And So what excites me about AI is I think people get hyperbolized into, Oh my God, people going to lose jobs and all these things.
Examples
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By giving a sexual charge to the purchase itself, designers disarticulated "demand" from "necessity." Although luxury already relied on such a disarticulation, industrial design hyperbolized the gap between the terms and made "demand" indistinguishable from "desire."
Academic text (2000) -
There has also been a hyperbolized commercial of these very products that are said to pull out toxins from people's body systems.
Blog text (7) -
Hence, yes, it was a gross misrepresentation because you were hyperbolizing something that no one said.
Blog text (28) -
The genre became hyperbolized like the media itself, and a significant and quite obvious change did occur in the horror film genre.
Academic text (2012) -
And So what excites me about AI is I think people get hyperbolized into, Oh my God, people going to lose jobs and all these things.
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Those who have been promoting bourgeois liberalization hyperbolized democracy but neglected its class content.
Academic text (1990) -
William Gilmore Simms likewise took the opportunity to hyperbolize, indicting Mary as a "foolish woman," who became "doubly frantic" upon Thomas's arrest, and was "perfectly drunk" during her final encounter with the magistrates.
Academic text (2015) -
"She tends to hyperbolize her achievements, claiming she won awards that don't exist."
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"When discussing the storm, he hyperbolized its impact, saying it was the worst in decades."
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"It's common for people to hyperbolize their experiences when telling stories to make them more entertaining."
Synonyms
258
3.1
To say something is larger, better, or worse than it really is
70
4.2
Say something is bigger or more important than it really is
50
4.1
To think something is larger or more important than it really is
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4.2
To make something seem more important or bigger than it really is
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4.6
To make something seem more important or serious than it really is
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3.4
To make something seem larger or more important than it is
15
4.2
To make something seem more exciting or important than it really is
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4.6
Make something seem more important or serious than it really is
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5.6
To make something seem bigger or more important than it really is
9
4.3
Make something seem more important or impressive than it is
8
5.5
Treat something as more important than it should be
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4.9
Make something seem better than it really is
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9.5
To make something seem more important by adding details or exaggerating
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3.7
To make something seem more important or bigger than it is
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5.8
Praise something more than it really deserves
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6.4
Treat a small problem as if it were very serious
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6.6
Describe something as more serious or emotional than it really is
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5.8
Treat something as more important or serious than it is
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5.1
Make something seem much bigger or more important than it is
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5.9
To make something seem more important or serious than it is
1
8.3
Act as if something is much more difficult or important than it is
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8.2
To see something as having more meaning than it really has
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5.4
To make something seem much worse or bigger than it is
To make a story sound more exciting or important than it really is
Describe something as more important or impressive than it really is
Antonyms
How Exaggerated
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word hyperbolize comes from Greek parts hyper meaning 'over' and bole meaning 'throw', giving the image of 'throwing beyond' the truth. Think of hyper like in hyperactive which means 'too much', so to hyperbolize is to make something seem 'too big' or more extreme than it really is.