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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.

sensationalize

/ 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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Other Words From

  • desen·sation·al·ize verb (used with object) desensationalized desensationalizing

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sensationalize1

First recorded in 1850–55; sensational + -ize

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Example Sentences

They just want to make lies and sensationalize because that sells.

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