English
hyperbolize
From hyperbole + -ize.
A compound of hyperbole + -ize
Ancient Greek ὑπερβάλλω ‘to throw over or beyond (a mark), to overshoot’
Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή ‘excess, exaggeration’
Latin hyperbolē ‘exaggeration, hyperbole’
Middle English iperbole
English hyperbole
Today it means
verb To exaggerate, use hyperbole.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hyperbolize