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Definition of sensationalize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

sensationalize

verb

NAmE//sɛnˈseɪʃənəˌlaɪz//

sensationalize something (disapproving)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they sensationalize

he / she / it sensationalizes

past simple sensationalized

-ing form sensationalizing

to exaggerate a story so that it seems more exciting or shocking than it really is

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