sen·sa·tion·al·ize (s n-s  sh -n-l z )tr.v. sen·sa·tion·al·ized, sen·sa·tion·al·iz·ing, sen·sa·tion·al·iz·es To cast and present in a manner intended to arouse strong interest, especially through inclusion of exaggerated or lurid details: "doubted the ability of the liberal press to handle such information fairly, to refrain from sensationalizing it" (Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein). sen·sa tion·al·i·zation (-l -zshn) n. |
sensationalize, sensationalise [sɛnˈseɪʃənəˌlaɪz]
vb
(tr) to cause (events, esp in newspaper reports) to seem more vivid, shocking, etc., than they really are
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