ALL meanings of sensationalize
sen·sa·tion·al·ize
S s - transitive verb sensationalize overdramatize 1
- verb with object sensationalize to make sensational. 1
- verb sensationalize If someone sensationalizes a situation or event, they make it seem worse or more shocking than it really is. 0
- verb sensationalize to cause (events, esp in newspaper reports) to seem more vivid, shocking, etc, than they really are 0
- verb transitive sensationalize to make sensational; treat in a sensational way 0