sensationalize
verb/senˈseɪʃənəlaɪz/
/senˈseɪʃənəlaɪz/
(British English also sensationalise)
(disapproving)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they sensationalize | /senˈseɪʃənəlaɪz/ /senˈseɪʃənəlaɪz/ |
| he / she / it sensationalizes | /senˈseɪʃənəlaɪzɪz/ /senˈseɪʃənəlaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple sensationalized | /senˈseɪʃənəlaɪzd/ /senˈseɪʃənəlaɪzd/ |
| past participle sensationalized | /senˈseɪʃənəlaɪzd/ /senˈseɪʃənəlaɪzd/ |
| -ing form sensationalizing | /senˈseɪʃənəlaɪzɪŋ/ /senˈseɪʃənəlaɪzɪŋ/ |
- sensationalize something to make a story seem more exciting or shocking than it really is
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