sen·sa·tion·al·ize

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• sen|sa|tion|al|ize — «sehn SAY shuh nuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make sensational; exaggerate in a sensational manner: »Certainly juvenile delinquency is a problem today. But it will not help to have it misrepresented and sensationalized (New York… …   Useful english dictionary

• sen — sen·sa·tion; sen·sa·tion·al; sen·sa·tion·al·ism; sen·sa·tion·al·ist; sen·sa·tion·al·is·tic; sen·sa·tion·al·ize; sen·sa·tion·al·ly; sen·sa·tion·ism; sen·sa·tion·less; sen·sa·to·ry; sen·si·bil·ia; sen·si·bil·i·sin; sen·si·bil·i·tist;… …   English syllables

• tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

• ize — jaco·bin·ize; jar·gon·ize; jas·per·ize; jesu·it·ize; jour·nal·ize; jo·vial·ize; ju·da·ize; ka·olin·ize; ker·a·tin·ize; kjel·dahl·ize; la·bi·al·ize; la·bio·ve·lar·ize; la·ryn·ge·al·ize; lat·er·al·ize; lat·in·ize; leath·er·ize; le·gal·ize;… …   English syllables

• sen|su|al|ize — «SEHN shu uh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make sensual. –sen´su|al|i|za´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• sen´su|al|i|za´tion — sen|su|al|ize «SEHN shu uh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make sensual. –sen´su|al|i|za´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• sensationalize — sen·sa·tion·al·ize …   English syllables

• sensationalize — sen|sa|tion|al|ize also sensationalise BrE [senˈseıʃənəlaız] v [T] to deliberately make something seem as strange, exciting, or shocking as possible used in order to show disapproval ▪ The media often sensationalizes crime …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• sensationalize — sen|sa|tion|al|ize [ sen seıʃənl,aız ] verb transitive to write or talk about an event in a way that makes it seem as exciting and shocking as possible: In many cases, stories of corruption had been sensationalized by the media …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• sensationalize — sen•sa•tion•al•ize [[t]sɛnˈseɪ ʃə nlˌaɪz[/t]] v. t. ized, iz•ing to make sensational • Etymology: 1850–55 …   From formal English to slang