Barnumize

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