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

OTHER WORDS FROM dramatize

dram·a·tiz·a·ble, adjectivedram·a·tiz·er, nouno·ver·dram·a·tize, verb, o·ver·dram·a·tized, o·ver·dram·a·tiz·ing.un·dram·a·tiz·a·ble, adjective

un·dram·a·tized, adjectivewell-dram·a·tized, adjective

Words nearby dramatize

dramatic unities, dramatics, dramatis personae, dramatist, dramatization, dramatize, dramaturge, dramaturgy, drambuie, dramedy, drammen

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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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dramatize

verb (used with object), dram·a·tized, dram·a·tiz·ing.

verb (used without object), dram·a·tized, dram·a·tiz·ing.

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British Dictionary definitions for dramatize

dramatise

verb

Derived forms of dramatize