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Verb: hyperbolise  hI'pur-bu,lIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: hyperbolize)
  1. Describe or represent something in a way that makes it seem larger, better or more important than it actually is
    "The author hyperbolised the hero's courage";
    - overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, magnify, amplify

Derived forms: hyperbolised, hyperbolises, hyperbolising

Type of: disinform, misinform, mislead