sensationalize

English

Alternative forms

sensationalise

Etymology

From sensational +‎ -ize.

Verb

sensationalize (third-person singular simple present sensationalizes, present participle sensationalizing, simple past and past participle sensationalized)

(American spelling, Oxford British English) To glorify or inflate the importance of a piece of news; to artificially create a sensation.

Translations

Translations

Chinese:
Mandarin: 引起轟動／引起轰动 (yǐnqǐ hōngdòng), 炒作 (zh) (chǎozuò)
French: sensationnaliser (fr)
German: aufbauschen (de), dick auftragen (de) (coll.), dramatisieren (de), hochspielen (de), übertreiben (de)
Russian: де́лать сенса́цию (délatʹ sensáciju), сенсационализи́ровать impf or pf (sensacionalizírovatʹ)
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Thai: please add this translation if you can

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