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Definition of sensationalize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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/
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  1. sensationalize something to make a story seem more exciting or shocking than it really is
See sensationalize in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
ancient
adjective
 
 
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