Definition of Barnumize

1. Verb. To enliven something, especially a spectacle or attraction. ¹

2. Verb. To dumb down, cheapen, or vulgarize something, especially to create entertainment that appeals to coarse or unsophisticated tastes. ¹

3. Verb. To promote with bombast, exaggeration, or outright falsehood; to hype or sensationalize. ¹

4. Verb. To obtain money through fraudulent or deceitful means; to swindle or con. ¹

5. Verb. To spread inaccurate or false information. ¹

6. Verb. To seek or attract attention, especially through ostentation. ¹

7. Verb. (alternative form of Barnumize) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Barnumize

Barnabite
Barnabites
Barnaby
Barnaby's thistle
Barnaul
Barnes
Barnes' curve
Barnes' dystrophy
Barnes' zone
Barnet
Barney
Barney Oldfield
Barnsley
Barnstaple
Barnum
Barnumize
Baron Adrian
Baron Alexander von Humboldt
Baron Clive
Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt
Baron Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin vo
Baron Georges Cuvier
Baron Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz
Baron Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding
Baron Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier
Baron Karl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber
Baron Karl Wilhelm von Humboldt
Baron Lister
Baron Lloyd Webber of Sydmonton

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