melodramatize

[ mel-uh-dram-uh-tahyz, -drah-muh- ]
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verb (used with object),mel·o·dram·a·tized, mel·o·dram·a·tiz·ing.
  1. to make melodramatic.

  2. to turn (a novel, story, etc.) into a melodrama.

Origin of melodramatize

1
First recorded in 1810–20; melodrama + (drama)tize
  • Also especially British, mel·o·dram·a·tise .

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British Dictionary definitions for melodramatize

melodramatize

melodramatise

/ (ˌmɛləʊˈdræməˌtaɪz) /


verb
  1. (tr) to make melodramatic

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