"oversensationalize" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: oversensationalizes [present, singular, third-person], oversensationalizing [participle, present], oversensationalized [participle, past], oversensationalized [past]
Etymology: over- + sensationalize Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|sensationalize}} over- + sensationalize Head templates: {{en-verb}} oversensationalize (third-person singular simple present oversensationalizes, present participle oversensationalizing, simple past and past participle oversensationalized)
  1. (transitive) To sensationalize too much. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-oversensationalize-en-verb-CRDXz06B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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