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dramatize

[ dram-uh-tahyz, drah-muh- ]
/ ˈdræm əˌtaɪz, ˈdrɑ mə- /
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verb (used with object), dram·a·tized, dram·a·tiz·ing.
to put into a form suitable for acting on a stage.
to express or represent vividly, emotionally, or strikingly: He dramatizes his woes with sobs and sighs.
verb (used without object), dram·a·tized, dram·a·tiz·ing.
to express oneself in a dramatic or exaggerated way.
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Also especially British, dram·a·tise .

Origin of dramatize

1770–80; <Greek drāmat- (see dramatic) + -ize

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Words related to dramatize

amplify, exaggerate, overstate, act, burlesque, enact, execute, overdo, perform, playact, present, produce, show, splash, stage, give color to, ham it up, lay it on, melodramatize, play to gallery

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British Dictionary definitions for dramatize

dramatize

dramatise

/ (ˈdræməˌtaɪz) /
verb
(tr) to put into dramatic form
to express or represent (something) in a dramatic or exaggerated wayhe dramatizes his illness

Derived forms of dramatize

dramatizable or dramatisable, adjectivedramatizer or dramatiser, noun
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