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Meaning of "sensationalize" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SENSATIONALIZE

sensationalize  [sɛnˈseɪʃənəˌlaɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SENSATIONALIZE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sensationalize is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb sensationalize in English.

WHAT DOES SENSATIONALIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sensationalize in the English dictionary

The definition of sensationalize in the dictionary is to cause to seem more vivid, shocking, etc, than they really are.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SENSATIONALIZE

PRESENT

Present
I sensationalize
you sensationalize
he/she/it sensationalizes
we sensationalize
you sensationalize
they sensationalize
Present continuous
I am sensationalizing
you are sensationalizing
he/she/it is sensationalizing
we are sensationalizing
you are sensationalizing
they are sensationalizing
Present perfect
I have sensationalized
you have sensationalized
he/she/it has sensationalized
we have sensationalized
you have sensationalized
they have sensationalized
Present perfect continuous
I have been sensationalizing
you have been sensationalizing
he/she/it has been sensationalizing
we have been sensationalizing
you have been sensationalizing
they have been sensationalizing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I sensationalized
you sensationalized
he/she/it sensationalized
we sensationalized
you sensationalized
they sensationalized
Past continuous
I was sensationalizing
you were sensationalizing
he/she/it was sensationalizing
we were sensationalizing
you were sensationalizing
they were sensationalizing
Past perfect
I had sensationalized
you had sensationalized
he/she/it had sensationalized
we had sensationalized
you had sensationalized
they had sensationalized
Past perfect continuous
I had been sensationalizing
you had been sensationalizing
he/she/it had been sensationalizing
we had been sensationalizing
you had been sensationalizing
they had been sensationalizing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will sensationalize
you will sensationalize
he/she/it will sensationalize
we will sensationalize
you will sensationalize
they will sensationalize
Future continuous
I will be sensationalizing
you will be sensationalizing
he/she/it will be sensationalizing
we will be sensationalizing
you will be sensationalizing
they will be sensationalizing
Future perfect
I will have sensationalized
you will have sensationalized
he/she/it will have sensationalized
we will have sensationalized
you will have sensationalized
they will have sensationalized
Future perfect continuous
I will have been sensationalizing
you will have been sensationalizing
he/she/it will have been sensationalizing
we will have been sensationalizing
you will have been sensationalizing
they will have been sensationalizing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would sensationalize
you would sensationalize
he/she/it would sensationalize
we would sensationalize
you would sensationalize
they would sensationalize
Conditional continuous
I would be sensationalizing
you would be sensationalizing
he/she/it would be sensationalizing
we would be sensationalizing
you would be sensationalizing
they would be sensationalizing
Conditional perfect
I would have sensationalize
you would have sensationalize
he/she/it would have sensationalize
we would have sensationalize
you would have sensationalize
they would have sensationalize
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been sensationalizing
you would have been sensationalizing
he/she/it would have been sensationalizing
we would have been sensationalizing
you would have been sensationalizing
they would have been sensationalizing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you sensationalize
we let´s sensationalize
you sensationalize
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to sensationalize
Past participle
sensationalized
Present Participle
sensationalizing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SENSATIONALIZE


analyse
ˈænəˌlaɪz
annalize
ˈænəˌlaɪz
canalise
ˈkænəˌlaɪz
criminalize
ˈkrɪmɪnəˌlaɪz
decriminalize
diːˈkrɪmənəˌlaɪz
externalize
ɪkˈstɜːnəˌlaɪz
finalize
ˈfaɪnəˌlaɪz
institutionalise
ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəˌlaɪz
institutionalize
ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəˌlaɪz
internalize
ɪnˈtɜːnəˌlaɪz
internationalize
ˌɪntəˈnæʃənəˌlaɪz
marginalize
ˈmɑːdʒɪnəˌlaɪz
nationalize
ˈnæʃənəˌlaɪz
penalize
ˈpiːnəˌlaɪz
personalize
ˈpɜːsənəˌlaɪz
professionalize
prəˈfɛʃənəˌlaɪz
psychoanalyse
ˌsaɪkəʊˈænəˌlaɪz
rationalise
ˈræʃənəˌlaɪz
rationalize
ˈræʃənəˌlaɪz
signalize
ˈsɪɡnəˌlaɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SENSATIONALIZE

sensa
sensate
sensate focus
sensately
sensation
sensational
sensationalise
sensationalism
sensationalist
sensationalistic
sensationally
sensationism
sensationist
sensationless
sense
sense datum
sense of direction
sense of humour
sense of occasion
sense organ

WORDS THAT END LIKE SENSATIONALIZE

Belize
capitalize
contextualize
crystalize
demoralize
generalize
idealize
immortalize
initialize
legalize
localize
materialize
naturalize
neutralize
normalize
realize
revitalize
socialize
specialize
vandalize
visualize

Synonyms and antonyms of sensationalize in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sensationalize» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SENSATIONALIZE

Find out the translation of sensationalize to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sensationalize from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sensationalize» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

危言耸听
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sensacionalismo
570 millions of speakers

English

sensationalize
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sensationalize
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إثارة من
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сенсацию
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sensacionalismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রোমাঞ্চকর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sensationnalisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sensasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sensationalisierung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

sensationalize
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

선정적
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sensationalize
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giật gân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sensationalize
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Sensationalize
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sansasyonel
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sensationalize
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sensacji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сенсацію
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

senzaționalism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sensationalize
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sensationalize
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sensationalize
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sensationalize
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sensationalize

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SENSATIONALIZE»

The term «sensationalize» is regularly used and occupies the 105.979 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SENSATIONALIZE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sensationalize

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QUOTES WITH «SENSATIONALIZE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sensationalize.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SENSATIONALIZE»

Discover the use of sensationalize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sensationalize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Racial Situations: Class Predicaments of Whiteness in Detroit
of the media's tendency to sensationalize community conflicts. They complained that media coverage intentionally focused on the portions of Warrendale that were demographically the whitest, in order to keep the issues surrounding the ...
John Hartigan, 1999
2
Oxford English Mini Dictionary
511 sensationalist adj. sensationally adv. sensationalize (or -ise) v. present information in an exagV gerated way to make it seem more interesting. sense n. 1 any of the powers of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch, by which the body ...
Oxford Dictionaries,, Charlotte Buxton, 2013
3
Chembers 21 Century Dictionary
sensationalize. sentence. excitement, intense interest or shock. 2 philos the doctrine or belief that our ideas originate solely in sensation. • sensationalist noun 1 someone who aims to cause a sensation. 2 someone who believes that the ...
Allied
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Monsters of Maryland: Mysterious Creatures in the Old Line State
He told his daughter not to go to the press, since the papers would want to sensationalize her experience. Trudy's husband, Coleman, an executive for Comsat General Corporation in Washington, D.C., also told her not to say anything.
Ed Okonowicz, 2012
5
Understanding American Government
Commercial. Bias. The media's commercial bias has important consequences. One is to sensationalize the news. The anthrax infections that occurred after the terrorist attacks in 2001 deserved our full attention, but the media would not let up .
Susan Welch, John Gruhl, Susan Rigdon, 2011
6
Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies
K. E. Y. P. OI. N. T. News. media. often. sensationalize. single. study. findings, and are not always trustworthy sources of nutrition information. National. Nutrition . Research. As you study nutrition, you are likely to hear of findings based on two  ...
Frances Sizer, Ellie Whitney, 2010
7
Policy Issues in Insurance Financial Management of ...
What remains of the traditional leaders' ability to “manage” events when virtually the only operating rules are those set by non-stop worldwide networks that sensationalize every story and reduce its complexity to a few seven-second sound ...
OECD, 2008
8
Arizona Current Events Projects
Write five possible news events STEP 2 Rewrite the events and sensationalize them. STEP 3 Report each version oft^V"^ audience. Television news shows and newspapers try to make a profit. That means they want high ratings and a large ...
Carole Marsh, 2003
9
Critical Moments in Religious History
Notwithstanding continuing efforts to sensationalize these ancient scrolls, most scholars know that the discovery at the Dead Sea, while eminently signifi- 1 Edmund Wilson, "The Scrolls from the Dead Sea," The New Yorker (14 May 1955 ): ...
Kenneth Keulman, 1993
10
Colorado Current Events Projects
Now flip each paper over and "sensationalize" the news to keep viewers or readers on the edge of their seats. Announce your news reports to an audience. Get their reactions to each version. Which version did they most enjoy? Which version ...
Carole Marsh

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SENSATIONALIZE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sensationalize is used in the context of the following news items.
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Planned Parenthood chief slams 'sensationalized videos'
WASHINGTON (CNN) —Planned Parenthood's president on Sunday lambasted "militant anti-abortion activists" who have released secretly-recorded videos of ... «WMTW Portland, Jul 15»
2
Broadcasters sensationalize severity of Tropical Bill
Storm tide waters rose high enough to flood Rawlings Bait Camp, but those same waters had receded by the afternoon as Tropical Storm Bill came ashore. «Victoria Advocate, Jun 15»
3
Things I Tell My Mom: Does the media sensationalize terrible …
Dr. Cathy Seiler is the Program Manager for the tissue biorepository at St. Joseph's Hospital and Barrow Neurological Institute. She has her BA in Biochemistry ... «Ahwatukee Foothills News, Jun 15»
4
Bruce Jenner: Sensationalized Sex Icon of our Confusing Times
The costs of going over to the other side can run more than $50,000, so he will continue to sensationalize, personalize and monetize his journey on a new ... «Town Hall, Apr 15»
5
Small Group Of #FreddieGray Protestors Turn Violent; Media Couldn …
The unrest made headlines nationwide, as outlets sensationalized the uproar. On social media, some Internet memes even compared the imagery of young ... «Michronicleonline, Apr 15»
6
Italian media sensationalize priests' scandals
Italian media outlets are carrying sensational stories about two allegations against Catholic priests: one who has been accused of soliciting homosexual ... «Catholic Culture, Apr 15»
7
Colin Cowherd Does Not Like How We Sensationalize His Views
A lot of people that don't like sensationalism are sensationalizing. There is not much to get worked up over in sports.” Ok, while that might be true to some degree ... «SportsGrid, Dec 14»
8
CAG should not sensationalize its findings, Arun Jaitley says
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday asked the CAG not to sensationalize its findings to get into headlines, a view the Congress party had ... «Times of India, Oct 14»
9
Leave it to KTVU to Sensationalize One Car-Share Parking Space
Stevenson glosses over the fact that car-share vehicles open up more parking spaces, since each can replace nine to 13 privately-owned cars. He knows that, if ... «Streetsblog San Francisco, Sep 14»
10
WHO exec, psychiatrists urge media: Don't overreport …
... health and psycho-social support program of the WHO, told GMA News Online at the “Scoop on Suicide” media forum in Quezon City, “Don't sensationalize it. «GMA News, Aug 14»

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