# sensationalize

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To glorify or inflate the importance of a piece of news; to artificially create a sensation.

## Etymology
From sensational + -ize.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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