sensationalize

[ sen-sey-shuh-nl-ahyz ]

verb (used with object),sen·sa·tion·al·ized, sen·sa·tion·al·iz·ing.
  1. to make sensational.

Origin of sensationalize

1
First recorded in 1850–55; sensational + -ize
  • Also especially British, sen·sa·tion·al·ise .

Other words from sensationalize

  • de·sen·sa·tion·al·ize, verb (used with object), de·sen·sa·tion·al·ized, de·sen·sa·tion·al·iz·ing.

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British Dictionary definitions for sensationalize

sensationalize

sensationalise

/ (sɛnˈseɪʃənəˌlaɪz) /


verb
  1. (tr) to cause (events, esp in newspaper reports) to seem more vivid, shocking, etc, than they really are

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