Etymology

sensationalize

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Today it means: To glorify or inflate the importance of a piece of news; to artificially create a sensation. Full definition →

English sensational ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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  1. Englishsensation
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishsensational
  5. English todaysensationalize

From sensational + -ize.

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