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dramatise

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dram⋅a⋅tize

  [dram-uh-tahyz, drah-muh-] verb, -tized, -tiz⋅ing.
Use dramatise in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
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)
3. to express oneself in a dramatic or exaggerated way.
Also, especially British, dram⋅a⋅tise.

Origin:
1770–80; < Gk drāmat- (see dramatic ) + -ize

Related forms:
dram⋅a⋅tiz⋅a⋅ble, adjective
dram⋅a⋅tiz⋅er, noun
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