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[ dram -uh -tahyz, drah -muh - ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈdræm əˌtaɪz, ˈdrɑ mə- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object), dram·a·tized, dram·a·tiz·ing. 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), dram·a·tized, dram·a·tiz·ing. to express oneself in a dramatic or exaggerated way.
Also especially British , dram·a·tise .
Origin of dramatize 1770–80; <Greek drāmat- (see dramatic) + -ize
OTHER WORDS FROM dramatize dram·a·tiz·a·ble, adjective dram·a·tiz·er, noun o·ver·dram·a·tize, verb, o·ver·dram·a·tized, o·ver·dram·a·tiz·ing. un·dram·a·tiz·a·ble, adjective
un·dram·a·tized, adjective well-dram·a·tized, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for dramatize verb (tr) to put into dramatic form
to express or represent (something) in a dramatic or exaggerated way he dramatizes his illness
Derived forms of dramatize dramatizable or dramatisable , adjective dramatizer or dramatiser , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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