desensationalize

verb

To cause to cease to be sensational; to make acceptable or commonplace.

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Meanings

verbdesensationalize (third-person singular simple present desensationalizes, present participle desensationalizing, simple past and past participle desensationalized)

present singular third person desensationalizes · participle present desensationalizing · participle past desensationalized · past desensationalized

  1. transitiveTo cause to cease to be sensational; to make acceptable or commonplace.

Origin

From de- + sensationalize.

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APA

desensationalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desensationalize

MLA

“desensationalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desensationalize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “desensationalize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desensationalize.

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