Hyperbolizing

Hyperbolizing
Hyperbolize Hy*per"bo*lize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hyperbolized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hyperbolizing}.] [Cf. F. hyperboliser.] To speak or write with exaggeration. --Bp. Montagu. [1913 Webster]

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  • hyperbolizing — v. exaggerate, overstate, embellish the truth …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Hyperbolize — Hy*per bo*lize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hyperbolized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hyperbolizing}.] [Cf. F. hyperboliser.] To speak or write with exaggeration. Bp. Montagu. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hyperbolized — Hyperbolize Hy*per bo*lize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hyperbolized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hyperbolizing}.] [Cf. F. hyperboliser.] To speak or write with exaggeration. Bp. Montagu. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Vakhtang I of Iberia — Vakhtang I Reign c. 447/49 502/22 Born c. 439/43 Died c. 502/22 …   Wikipedia

  • hyperbolize — /huy perr beuh luyz /, v., hyperbolized, hyperbolizing. v.i. 1. to use hyperbole; exaggerate. v.t. 2. to represent or express with hyperbole or exaggeration. Also, esp. Brit., hyperbolise. [1590 1600; HYPERBOLE + IZE] * * * …   Universalium

  • hyperbolize — [hī pʉr′bə līz΄] vt., vi. hyperbolized, hyperbolizing to express with or use hyperbole …   English World dictionary

  • KING, KINGSHIP — (Heb. מלֶךְ, מַלְכוּת). In the Bible The term king in the biblical frame of reference and that of the Ancient Near East generally designates a governor and ruler, usually the sole authority over his subjects. This term is used to designate the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

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