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hyperbolized — 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
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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rex 84 — Rex 84, short for Readiness Exercise 1984 , is a plan by the United States federal government to test their ability to detain large numbers of American citizens in case of civil unrest or national emergency. DescriptionExercises similar to Rex 84 … Wikipedia
Dumba — was a collective living space and anarchist, queer, all ages community center and venue in Brooklyn, New York. DUMBA (a feminized version of DUMBO mdash;Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) became a radical cultural nexus point around which… … Wikipedia
Famous for being famous — Famous for being famous, in popular culture terminology, refers to someone who attains celebrity status for no particular identifiable reason, or who achieves fame through association with a celebrity.[1] The term is a pejorative, suggesting that … 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
DUMBA — For other uses, see DUMBA (disambiguation). DUMBA was a collective living space and anarchist, queer, all ages community center and venue in Brooklyn, New York. DUMBA (a feminized version of DUMBO Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) became… … Wikipedia
exaggerated — adj 1. overstated, overdone, over stressed, overcharged; hyperbolized, overdrawn; extravagant, inflated, blown up, bouncing; colored, embroidered, embellished, magnified, enhanced, enriched; intensified, aggravated, maximized; stretched,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
painted — adj 1. unreal, artificial, ersatz, sham, mock, fake, Inf. phony; unnatural, assumed, put on, affected; fictitious, feigned, simulated, faked, counterfeited. 2. exaggerated, overstated, overdone, overworked, overlabored; overdrawn, played up,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
