Synonyms

tragedize

American

[traj-i-dahyz] / ˈtrædʒ ɪˌdaɪz /

especially British, tragedise

verb (used with object)

tragedized, tragedizing

to make tragic; imbue with the aspects of tragedy.

a story tragedized by calamity and loss of hope.

First recorded in 1585–95; traged(y) + -ize

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Lives of dead Play'rs my leisure hours beguile, And Sessions-Papers tragedize my stile.

From The Man of Taste by Bramston, James

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