dramatize

[ dram-uh-tahyz, drah-muh- ]
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verb (used with object),dram·a·tized, dram·a·tiz·ing.
  1. to put into a form suitable for acting on a stage.

  2. 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.
  1. to express oneself in a dramatic or exaggerated way.

Origin of dramatize

1
1770–80; <Greek drāmat- (see dramatic) + -ize
  • Also especially British, dram·a·tise .

Other words from dramatize

  • dram·a·tiz·a·ble, adjective
  • dram·a·tiz·er, noun
  • o·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, adjective
  • well-dram·a·tized, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for dramatize

dramatize

dramatise

/ (ˈdræməˌtaɪz) /


verb
  1. (tr) to put into dramatic form

  2. to express or represent (something) in a dramatic or exaggerated way: he dramatizes his illness

Derived forms of dramatize

  • dramatizable or dramatisable, adjective
  • dramatizer or dramatiser, noun

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