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to mediatize

to mediatize

1 7.9
To make something well known by giving it a lot of media attention
  • verb
  • /ˈmiːdiəˌtaɪz/
  • Literature
: mediatizar
  • The sensational news story quickly mediatized the local scandal, turning it into a nationwide phenomenon.

Examples

  • In recent years, social media has played a huge role in how events are mediatized and shared globally.

  • The documentary aims to mediatize the struggles of the community, bringing their issues to national attention.

  • The formal method was one of reproducing something already known and represented; a resulting image (or sound) was thoroughly "mediatized," as Benjamin thought of this in his age of mechanical reproduction.

    Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

to make news
vsto mediatize
  • Literature
79 3.4

To get attention by appearing in news reports

focuses on wide exposure caused by broad media coverage
to spread the word
vsto mediatize
73 3.1

Tell many people about something so they know

does this specifically by generating extensive coverage across media channels
to make headlines
vsto mediatize
  • Literature
70 3.2

To get a lot of attention in the news

is about wide attention driven by extensive media coverage
to advertise
vsto mediatize
69 2.6

Tell many people about something so they know it exists

uses broad media exposure to create widespread public awareness
to go viral
vsto mediatize
  • Texting
63 3.8

To spread very quickly online and reach many people

involves wide exposure that comes from sustained media coverage
to publicize
vsto mediatize
46 4.0

Make something known to many people using news or social media

emphasizes broad exposure influenced by extensive media coverage
to disseminate
vsto mediatize
44 6.8

To spread information or ideas widely so many people know them

adds the idea of extensive media coverage influencing how widely it is known
to broadcast
vsto mediatize
40 3.0

To make news or information known to many people

relies on extensive media outlets to make something broadly known
to get the word out
vsto mediatize
35 3.2

Tell many people about something so they know

often depends on wide media coverage to increase public awareness
publicized
vsto mediatize
32 3.7

Many people know about it, often from the news

is a form that gains wide attention via media coverage
to hype
vsto mediatize
24 4.4

To promote something with exaggerated, flashy advertising to get attention

seeks wide awareness through sustained media coverage rather than exaggeration
to propagate
vsto mediatize
23 5.9

Spread ideas, news, or feelings to many people

is similar but emphasizes media-driven influence rather than general spreading
to popularize
vsto mediatize
  • US
21 4.2

To make an idea, activity, or subject known and liked by many people

focuses on wide exposure driven by extensive media coverage rather than gradual acceptance
to spotlight
vsto mediatize
17 4.0

To make a person or thing noticed by people

focuses on wide exposure achieved through extensive media coverage
to lionize
vsto mediatize
  • Literature
6 7.7

Treat someone like a famous person by giving public attention and praise

is about broad influence via media coverage rather than praise alone
to generalize
vsto mediatize
  • US
2 4.6

To change something so many people can understand and use it

relies more on broad media exposure than on changing the content itself
to catapult into the spotlight
vsto mediatize
  • Informal
1 6.8

Make someone suddenly very famous

describes broad influence from extensive media coverage rather than suddenness
to advertize
vsto mediatize
  • US
1 3.2

To tell many people about something so they know it

achieves this by wide influence from media coverage
publicizing
vsto mediatize
1 3.5

Making goods or services known to many people to help sell them

is similar but highlights broad media influence rather than commercial intent

Antonyms

to conceal
179 3.7

To hide something so others cannot see or find it

How Public

to sensationalize
  • Literature
12 6.8
to mediatize
  • Literature
1 7.9
to publicize
46 4.0
to mention
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

mediatize infinitive
mediatized past
mediatized past participle
mediatizing present participle
mediatizes third person singular

Morphology

mediatize = media (transparent) = media + ize

The meaning follows directly from the noun 'media' plus the verb-forming suffix '-ize'.

Etymology

The word mediatize also uses the modern word media, meaning news, TV and the internet, and the same medi- root meaning 'middle'. So to mediatize something is to put it into the news and make it widely known or shaped by the media.