barnumize

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

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Verb

1. To [[enliven]] something, especially a [[spectacle]] or [[attraction]].
2. To [[dumb down]], [[cheapen]], or [[vulgarize]] something, especially to create [[entertainment]] that appeals to [[coarse]] or [[unsophisticated]] tastes.
3. To promote with [[bombast]], [[exaggeration]], or outright [[falsehood]]; to [[hype]] or [[sensationalize]].
4. To [[obtain]] money through [[fraudulent]] or [[deceitful]] means; to [[swindle]] or [[con]].
5. To [[spread]] [[inaccurate]] or [[false]] information.
6. To [[seek]] or [[attract]] [[attention]], especially through [[ostentation]].

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