English Explanatory Dictionary

dramatize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To adapt a literary work so that it can be performed in the theatre, or on radio or television.
  2. To present something in a dramatic or melodramatic manner.

Pronunciation

/ˈd̠͡ɹ̠ɑmətaɪz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dramatize.wav

Word forms

dramatize dramatizes dramatizing dramatized dramatise

Etymology

From drama + -ize.

Derived words

dedramatize docudramatize dramatizable dramatizer melodramatize overdramatize redramatize underdramatize undramatized
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