melodramatize

[ mel-uh-dram-uh-tahyz, -drah-muh- ]

verb (used with object)

, mel·o·dram·a·tized, mel·o·dram·a·tiz·ing.

1. to make melodramatic.
2. to turn (a novel, story, etc.) into a melodrama.

melodramatize

/ ˌmɛləʊˈdræməˌtaɪz /

verb

1. tr to make melodramatic

Word History and Origins

Origin of melodramatize¹

First recorded in 1810–20; melodrama + (drama)tize

Related Words

• amplify
• exaggerate
• overstate