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desensationalize

desensationalize verb: to cause to cease to be sensational; to make acceptable or commonplace.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To cause to cease to be sensational; to make acceptable or commonplace.

Forms of desensationalize

third-person singular presentdesensationalizes
present participledesensationalizing
past participledesensationalized
pastdesensationalized

Origin of desensationalize

From de- + sensationalize.

Questions about desensationalize

What does desensationalize mean?
Desensationalize means to cause to cease to be sensational; to make acceptable or commonplace.
What part of speech is desensationalize?
Desensationalize is a verb.
What is the past tense of desensationalize?
The past tense of desensationalize is desensationalized.

Words near desensationalize in the dictionary

  1. desemantized
  2. desemantizes
  3. desemantizing
  4. desemer
  5. desemers
  6. desensationalize
  7. desensationalized
  8. desensationalizes
  9. desensationalizing
  10. desensibilize
  11. desensibilized

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