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dramatize
[ dram-uh-tahyz, drah-muh- ]
verb (used with object)
- to put into a form suitable for acting on a stage.
- to express or represent vividly, emotionally, or strikingly:
He dramatizes his woes with sobs and sighs.
verb (used without object)
- to express oneself in a dramatic or exaggerated way.
dramatize
/ ˈæəˌٲɪ /
verb
- tr to put into dramatic form
- to express or represent (something) in a dramatic or exaggerated way
he dramatizes his illness
Derived Forms
- ˈˌپ, adjective
- ˈˌپ, noun
Other Word Forms
- a·پa· adjective
- a·پe noun
- v·a·پ verb overdramatized overdramatizing
- un·a·پa· adjective
- ܲ·a·پ adjective
- ɱ-a·پ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of dramatize1
Example Sentences
The conflict was dramatized in the 1999 Michael Mann film “The Insider” and stained the program’s stellar reputation.
Sophocles’ “Antigone” and Euripides’ “Suppliant Women” dramatize tensions between personal morality, state power and democratic rights.
But with Bing, whom the filmmakers treat as a genuine co-star worthy of close-ups, contemplation and authentic dog behavior, Watts finds another rich vein of emotion to dramatize with delicacy, humor and intelligent vulnerability.
No playwright of the modern era has more compassionately — or accurately — dramatized the human consciousness of time, loss and the gap between hope and reality.
“President Trump masterfully plays to his base’s fears by exaggerating the extent and significance of problems and their effects in dramatized detail,” she said.
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