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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

/ ˈ»å°ù泾əˌ³Ù²¹Éª³ú /

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

  • ˈ»å°ù²¹³¾²¹ËŒ³Ù¾±³ú²¹²ú±ô±ð, adjective
  • ˈ»å°ù²¹³¾²¹ËŒ³Ù¾±³ú±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å°ù²¹³¾î€ƒa·³Ù¾±³úa·²ú±ô±ð adjective
  • »å°ù²¹³¾î€ƒa·³Ù¾±³úe°ù noun
  • ´Çv±ð°ù·»å°ù²¹³¾î€ƒa·³Ù¾±³ú±ð verb overdramatized overdramatizing
  • un·»å°ù²¹³¾î€ƒa·³Ù¾±³úa·²ú±ô±ð adjective
  • ³Ü²Ô·»å°ù²¹³¾î€ƒa·³Ù¾±³ú±ð»å adjective
  • ·É±ð±ô±ô-»å°ù²¹³¾î€ƒa·³Ù¾±³ú±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dramatize1

1770–80; < Greek »å°ùÄå³¾²¹³Ù- ( dramatic ) + -ize
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Example Sentences

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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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This sharply psychological work uses the two-character format to dramatize a dance of fractured identities.

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“The Order†presents a dramatized version of those events with an ear toward their contemporary echoes.

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