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View synonyms for melodramatize
melodramatize
[ mel-uh-dram-uh-tahyz, -drah-muh- ]
verb (used with object)
, mel·o·dram·a·tized, mel·o·dram·a·tiz·ing.
- to make melodramatic.
- to turn (a novel, story, etc.) into a melodrama.
melodramatize
/ ˌmɛləʊˈdræməˌtaɪz /
verb
- tr to make melodramatic
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Word History and Origins
Origin of melodramatize1
First recorded in 1810–20; melodrama + (drama)tize
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