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dramatize
dram·a·tize D0380300 (drăm′ə-tīz′, drä′mə-)v. dram·a·tized, dram·a·tiz·ing, dram·a·tiz·es v.tr.1. To adapt (a story or literary work) for dramatic presentation, as in a theater or on television or radio.2. To present or draw attention to in a dramatic way: The novel dramatizes her disastrous marriage. The demonstration was organized to dramatize the problem of poverty.v.intr. To be adaptable to dramatic form: a story that dramatizes well.dramatize (ˈdræməˌtaɪz) or dramatisevb1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (tr) to put into dramatic form2. to express or represent (something) in a dramatic or exaggerated way: he dramatizes his illness. ˈdramaˌtizable, ˈdramaˌtisable adj ˈdramaˌtizer, ˈdramaˌtiser ndram•a•tize (ˈdræm əˌtaɪz, ˈdrɑ mə-)
v. -tized, -tiz•ing. v.t. 1. to put into a form suitable for acting, as on a stage or in a film. 2. to express or represent in a vivid or intense, often exaggerated manner. v.i. 3. to express oneself in a dramatic or exaggerated way. [1770–80] dram′a•tiz`a•ble, adj. dram′a•tiz`er, n. dramatize
Past participle: dramatized
Gerund: dramatizing
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| I dramatized | | you dramatized | | he/she/it dramatized | | we dramatized | | you dramatized | | they dramatized |
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| I am dramatizing | | you are dramatizing | | he/she/it is dramatizing | | we are dramatizing | | you are dramatizing | | they are dramatizing |
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| I have dramatized | | you have dramatized | | he/she/it has dramatized | | we have dramatized | | you have dramatized | | they have dramatized |
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| I was dramatizing | | you were dramatizing | | he/she/it was dramatizing | | we were dramatizing | | you were dramatizing | | they were dramatizing |
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| I had dramatized | | you had dramatized | | he/she/it had dramatized | | we had dramatized | | you had dramatized | | they had dramatized |
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| I will dramatize | | you will dramatize | | he/she/it will dramatize | | we will dramatize | | you will dramatize | | they will dramatize |
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| I will have dramatized | | you will have dramatized | | he/she/it will have dramatized | | we will have dramatized | | you will have dramatized | | they will have dramatized |
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| I will be dramatizing | | you will be dramatizing | | he/she/it will be dramatizing | | we will be dramatizing | | you will be dramatizing | | they will be dramatizing |
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| I would dramatize | | you would dramatize | | he/she/it would dramatize | | we would dramatize | | you would dramatize | | they would dramatize |
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Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  dramatize - put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay"dramatise, adoptauthorship, penning, writing, composition - the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"indite, pen, write, compose - produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels" | | 2. | dramatize - represent something in a dramatic manner; "These events dramatize the lack of social responsibility among today's youth"dramatiserepresent - serve as a means of expressing something; "The flower represents a young girl"overdramatise, overdramatize - present in an overly dramatic manner; "She is overdramatizing her child's failure in the physics class" | | 3. | dramatize - add details toaggrandise, aggrandize, embellish, pad, embroider, lard, dramatise, blow upglorify - cause to seem more splendid; "You are glorifying a rather mediocre building"exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overstate, amplify, magnify, overdraw - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" |
dramatizeverb1. adapt for the stage, turn into a play, present as a play, put into dramatic form The novel has been dramatized.2. exaggerate, overdo, overstate, lay it on (thick) (slang), play-act, play to the gallery, make a performance of They have a tendency to dramatize every situation.dramatizeverbTo produce on the stage:act (out), do, enact, give, perform, present, put on, stage.Translationsabartmakdramatize etmekoyunlaştırmakdrama (ˈdraːmə) noun1. a play for acting on the stage. He has just produced a new drama. 劇本 剧本2. plays for the stage in general. modern drama. 戲劇 戏剧3. the art of acting in plays. He studied drama at college. 戲劇藝術 戏剧艺术4. exciting events. Life here is full of drama. 戲劇性事件 戏剧性事件dramatic (drəˈmӕtik) adjective1. of or in the form of a drama. a dramatic performance. 戲劇的 戏剧的2. vivid or striking. a dramatic improvement; She made a dramatic entrance. 戲劇性的 戏剧性的3. (of a person) showing (too) much feeling or emotion. She's very dramatic about everything. (指人)誇張做作的 夸张做作的draˈmatically adverb 戲劇性地，誇張做作地 戏剧性地，夸张做作地 ˈdramatist (ˈdrӕ-) noun a writer of plays. 劇作家 剧作家ˈdramatize, ˈdramatise (ˈdrӕ-) verb1. to turn into the form of a play. She dramatized the novel for television. 改編成劇本 把（小说等）改编为剧本 2. to make real events seem like things that happen in a play. She dramatizes everything so! 戲劇化 使（事情)戏剧化 dramatiˈzation noun 戲劇化 编剧，改编成戏剧 EncyclopediaSeedramadramatize
Synonyms for dramatizeverb adapt for the stageSynonyms- adapt for the stage
- turn into a play
- present as a play
- put into dramatic form
verb exaggerateSynonyms- exaggerate
- overdo
- overstate
- lay it on (thick)
- play-act
- play to the gallery
- make a performance of
Synonyms for dramatizeverb to produce on the stageSynonyms- act
- do
- enact
- give
- perform
- present
- put on
- stage
Synonyms for dramatizeverb put into dramatic formSynonymsRelated Words- authorship
- penning
- writing
- composition
- indite
- pen
- write
- compose
verb represent something in a dramatic mannerSynonymsRelated Words- represent
- overdramatise
- overdramatize
verb add details toSynonyms- aggrandise
- aggrandize
- embellish
- pad
- embroider
- lard
- dramatise
- blow up
Related Words- glorify
- exaggerate
- hyperbolise
- hyperbolize
- overstate
- amplify
- magnify
- overdraw
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