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dramatize

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

verb (used with object)

dramatized, dramatizing.
  1. to put into a form suitable for acting on a stage.
  2. to express or represent vividly, emotionally, or strikingly:

    He dramatizes his woes with sobs and sighs.



verb (used without object)

dramatized, dramatizing.
  1. to express oneself in a dramatic or exaggerated way.

dramatize

/ ˈæəˌٲɪ /

verb

  1. tr to put into dramatic form
  2. to express or represent (something) in a dramatic or exaggerated way

    he dramatizes his illness

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Derived Forms

  • ˈˌپ, adjective
  • ˈˌپ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • a·پa· adjective
  • a·پe noun
  • v·a·پ verb overdramatized overdramatizing
  • un·a·پa· adjective
  • ܲ·a·پ adjective
  • ɱ-a·پ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dramatize1

1770–80; < Greek 峾- ( dramatic ) + -ize
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Example Sentences

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The conflict was dramatized in the 1999 Michael Mann film “The Insider” and stained the program’s stellar reputation.

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Sophocles’ “Antigone” and Euripides’ “Suppliant Women” dramatize tensions between personal morality, state power and democratic rights.

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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.

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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.

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“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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