Sensationalize Definition

sĕn-sāshə-nə-līz
sensationalized, sensationalizes, sensationalizing
verb
To make sensational; treat in a sensational and, often, exploitative way.
Webster's New World
To present in a manner intended to arouse curiosity or broad interest, especially through the inclusion of exaggerated or lurid details.
News accounts that sensationalized the crime.
American Heritage

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

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