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dramatize

American  
[dram-uh-tahyz, drah-muh-] / ˈdræm əˌtaɪz, ˈdrɑ mə- /
especially British, dramatise

verb (used with object)

dramatized, dramatizing

  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)

dramatized, dramatizing

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

dramatize British  
/ 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
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Other Word Forms

  • dramatizable adjective
  • dramatizer noun
  • overdramatize verb
  • undramatizable adjective
  • undramatized adjective
  • well-dramatized adjective

Etymology

Origin of dramatize

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

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