melodramatize
[ mel-uh-dram-uh-tahyz, -drah-muh- ]
verb (used with object),mel·o·dram·a·tized, mel·o·dram·a·tiz·ing.
to make melodramatic.
to turn (a novel, story, etc.) into a melodrama.
Origin of melodramatize
1First recorded in 1810–20; melodrama + (drama)tize
- Also especially British, mel·o·dram·a·tise .
Words Nearby melodramatize
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British Dictionary definitions for melodramatize
melodramatize
melodramatise
/ (ˌmɛləʊˈdræməˌtaɪz) /
verb
(tr) to make melodramatic
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