hyperbolise
Blow things up
Hyperbolise is the British spelling of hyperbolize, meaning to exaggerate or use hyperbole.
To hyperbolise is to overstate something for effect: He hyperbolised about the fish he caught, claiming it was as big as a whale.
The word describes deliberate exaggeration rather than lying—the speaker expects the audience to understand the overstatement.
Fill with gas
- amplifyIncrease in strength
- overemphasizeStress something too much
- overplayEmphasize excessively
- stretchPull to extend
magnify · aggrandize · overestimate · overdraw · oversell · escalate · puff · catastrophize
Exaggeratedly emotional for effect
- melodramaticExaggeratedly emotional in expression
- histrionicExaggeratedly emotional in behavior
- overactPerform with excess
- hamCured pig thigh
drama · spectacle · grandstand · showmanship · posture · overperform · sensationalize · scene-making
Add beauty to
- gildCoat with gold
- elaborateComplex and detailed
- flourishTo grow vigorously
- ornamentThing that beautifies
embellishment · lavish · fancify · colour · embroider · overdecorate · overelaborate · spin
inflate
Fill with gas
- amplifyIncrease in strength
- overemphasizeStress something too much
- overplayEmphasize excessively
stretch · magnify · aggrandize · overestimate · overdraw · oversell · escalate · puff · catastrophize · sensationalize
theatrical
Exaggeratedly emotional for effect
- melodramaticExaggeratedly emotional in expression
- histrionicExaggeratedly emotional in behavior
- overactPerform with excess
ham · drama · spectacle · grandstand · showmanship · posture · overperform · sensationalize · scene-making · theatrics
adorn
Add beauty to
ornament · embellishment · lavish · fancify · colour · embroider · overdecorate · overelaborate · spin · varnish
hyperboliseunderstate
Express with restraint
downplay · minimise · play down · underplay · soft-pedal
hyperbolisespeak plainly
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