Another word for hyperbolize

To make (something) seem greater than is actually the case

• exaggerate

  1. To give an exaggerated description or account
  2. To think, speak, or write of as greater than is really so; magnify beyond the fact; overstate
  3. To consider, represent, or cause to appear as larger, more important, or more extreme than is actually the case; overstate:

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  1. To give an exaggerated description or account
  2. To think, speak, or write of as greater than is really so; magnify beyond the fact; overstate
  3. To consider, represent, or cause to appear as larger, more important, or more extreme than is actually the case; overstate:

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• inflate

  1. To blow full or swell out as with air or gas; distend; expand; dilate
  2. To increase or raise beyond what is normal or valid
  3. To become inflated; swell

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  1. To blow full or swell out as with air or gas; distend; expand; dilate
  2. To increase or raise beyond what is normal or valid
  3. To become inflated; swell

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• magnify

  1. To have the power of increasing the apparent size of an object, as a microscope or telescope does
  2. To increase the volume of (sound):
  3. To cause to seem or appear larger than is really so; increase the apparent size of, esp. by means of a lens or lenses

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  1. To have the power of increasing the apparent size of an object, as a microscope or telescope does
  2. To increase the volume of (sound):
  3. To cause to seem or appear larger than is really so; increase the apparent size of, esp. by means of a lens or lenses

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• overcharge

  1. To charge too much.
  2. To continue to charge an electric device beyond its electrical capacity
  3. To overstate or exaggerate.

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  1. To charge too much.
  2. To continue to charge an electric device beyond its electrical capacity
  3. To overstate or exaggerate.

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• overstate

  1. To state in exaggerated terms.
  2. To exaggerate; to state or claim too much.
  3. To give an extravagant or magnified account of (facts, truth, etc.); exaggerate

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  1. To state in exaggerated terms.
  2. To exaggerate; to state or claim too much.
  3. To give an extravagant or magnified account of (facts, truth, etc.); exaggerate

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