hyperbolize
1. [ verb ] to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
Synonyms: exaggerate magnify amplify overdraw hyerbolise overstate
Examples:

tended to romanticize and exaggerate this ``gracious Old South'' imagery"

Related terms: understate misinform boast overemphasize embroider exaggeration exaggeration
Similar spelling:   hyperbole
  hyperbolic
  hyperbola
  hyperboloidal
  hyperbolically
  hyperborean
  hyperboloid
  hypervolemia
  hypervolaemia