Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyperbolize

/haɪˈpɝbəlaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-bolize
IPA: /haɪˈpɝbəlaɪz/

30

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To exaggerate, use hyperbole.

Archaic; Intransitive verb

verb

To represent or talk about with hyperbole.

Archaic; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"to purchase credit to their judgement, and draw you on to beleeve them, they commonly adorne, enlarge, yea, and Hyperbolize the matter."
"But what is this metasubstance that blinks at us from the apex of the morph, and that in Terminator 2 is hyperbolized in the quicksilver substratum of the T-1000?"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ὑπερ- (huper-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō) Ancient Greek ὑπερβάλλω (huperbállō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ)bor. Latin hyperbolēbor. Middle English iperbole English hyperbole Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English hyperbolize From hyperbole + -ize.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /haɪˈpɝbəlaɪz/
British English: /haɪˈpɜːbəlaɪz/

Usage

Inflected Forms

hyperbolizes (present, singular) hyperbolizing (participle, present) hyperbolized (participle, past) hyperbolized (past)

Derived Forms

hyperbolizer

Synonyms

overemphasize overstate stretch big up cut it fat exaggerate hyperbolize overcharge overdo play up three-sheet

Questions

How do you pronounce hyperbolize?: The recorded pronunciation is /haɪˈpɝbəlaɪz/.
What does hyperbolize mean?: To exaggerate, use hyperbole.
Where does hyperbolize come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ὑπερ- (huper-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō) Ancient Greek ὑπερβάλλω (huperbállō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ)bor. Latin hyperbolēbor. Middle English iperbole English hyperbole Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English hyperbolize From hyperbole + -ize.

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