sensationalize

[sen-sey-shuh-nl-ahyz]

sen·sa·tion·al·ize

[sen-sey-shuh-nl-ahyz]
verb (used with object), sen·sa·tion·al·ized, sen·sa·tion·al·iz·ing.
to make sensational.
Also, especially British, sen·sa·tion·al·ise.


Origin:
1850–55; sensational + -ize

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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Sensationalize has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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sensationalize or sensationalise (sɛnˈseɪʃənəˌlaɪz)
 
vb
(tr) to cause (events, esp in newspaper reports) to seem more vivid, shocking, etc, than they really are
 
sensationalise or sensationalise
 
vb

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