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desensationalize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-sen-sa-tion-al-ize
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Transitive verb

Etymology

From de- + sensationalize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

desensationalizes (present, singular) desensationalizing (participle, present) desensationalized (participle, past) desensationalized (past)

Questions

What does desensationalize mean?
To cause to cease to be sensational; to make acceptable or commonplace.
Where does desensationalize come from?
From de- + sensationalize.

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