"sensationalize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: sensationalizes [present, singular, third-person], sensationalizing [participle, present], sensationalized [participle, past], sensationalized [past]
Etymology: From sensational + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sensational|ize}} sensational + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} sensationalize (third-person singular simple present sensationalizes, present participle sensationalizing, simple past and past participle sensationalized)
  1. (American spelling, Oxford British English) To glorify or inflate the importance of a piece of news; to artificially create a sensation. Tags: British, English, Oxford, US Synonyms: sensationalise Translations (Translations): 引起轟動 (Chinese Mandarin), 引起轰动 (yǐnqǐ hōngdòng) (Chinese Mandarin), 炒作 (chǎozuò) (Chinese Mandarin), sensationnaliser (French), aufbauschen (German), dick auftragen [colloquial] (German), dramatisieren (German), hochspielen (German), übertreiben (German), де́лать сенса́цию (délatʹ sensáciju) (Russian), сенсационализи́ровать (sensacionalizírovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), sensacionalizar (Spanish)

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Alternative forms

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