sensationalize

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/sɛnˈseɪʃənəˌlaɪz/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sen sā′shə nl īz′)

Inflections of 'sensationalize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
sensationalizes
v 3rd person singular (US & UK)
sensationalizing
v pres p (US & UK)
sensationalized
v past (US & UK)
sensationalized
v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
sen•sa•tion•al•ize  (sen sā′shə nl īz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. 
  1. to make sensational.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] sen•sa′tion•al•ise′. 
  • sensational + -ize 1850–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sensationalize, sensationalise / sɛnˈseɪʃənəˌlaɪz/
  1. (transitive) to cause (events, esp in newspaper reports) to seem more vivid, shocking, etc, than they really are

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