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dramatize

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dram⋅a⋅tize

  [dram-uh-tahyz, drah-muh-] verb, -tized, -tiz⋅ing.
Use dramatize 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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dram·a·tize   (drām'ə-tīz', drä'mə-)   
v.   dram·a·tized, dram·a·tiz·ing, dram·a·tiz·es

v.   tr.

  1. To adapt (a literary work) for dramatic presentation, as in a theater or on television or radio.

  2. To present or view in a dramatic or melodramatic way.

v.   intr.

  1. To be adaptable to dramatic form.

  2. To indulge in self-dramatization.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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