Barnumize (English, verb)
expansion: Barnumize (third-person singular simple present Barnumizes, present participle Barnumizing, simple past and past participle Barnumized)
Senses:
glosses: To enliven something, especially a spectacle or attraction.
glosses: To dumb down, cheapen, or vulgarize something, especially to create entertainment that appeals to coarse or unsophisticated tastes.
glosses: To promote with bombast, exaggeration, or outright falsehood; to hype or sensationalize.
glosses: To obtain money through fraudulent or deceitful means; to swindle or con.
glosses: To spread inaccurate or false information.
glosses: To seek or attract attention, especially through ostentation.
Forms:
form: Barnumizes
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: Barnumizing
tags: participle
present
form: Barnumized
tags: participle
past
form: Barnumized
tags: past
form: Barnumise
tags: alternative
form: barnumize
tags: alternative