dramatize
verb (used with object)
to put into a form suitable for acting on a stage.
dramatizing
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present participleof dramatize.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Major YouTube and TikTok creators—most without any legal background whatsoever—pumped out hundreds of videos dramatizing each step of the trial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
The costly behind-the-scenes chaos illustrates the risks in dramatizing the life of a controversial real person.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
Masad, a regular contributor to The Times, probes the mysteries of outer space in dramatizing the first alien abduction story.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2025
Why was it important to you to tell this story as a documentary versus dramatizing it?
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2024
As we walk the rest of the way home from school we take turns reading them out loud, dramatizing the parts like radio plays, pausing to shriek with laughter.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
