hy·per·bo·lize /haɪˈpɝbəˌlaɪz/
Hy·per·bo·lize v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hyperbolized p. pr. & vb. n. Hyperbolizing ] To speak or write with exaggeration.
Hy·per·bo·lize, v. t. To state or represent hyperbolically.
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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]