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dramatized
[
dram
-
uh
-tahyz
,
drah
-m
uh
-
]
Origin
dram·a·tize
/
ˈdræm
əˌtaɪz
,
ˈdrɑ
mə-
/
Show Spelled
[
dram
-
uh
-tahyz
,
drah
-m
uh
-
]
Show IPA
verb,
-tized,
-tiz·ing.
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.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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Also,
especially British
,
dram·a·tise
.
Origin:
1770–80;
<
Greek
drāmat-
(
see
dramatic
) +
-ize
Related forms
dram·a·tiz·a·ble,
adjective
dram·a·tiz·er,
noun
o·ver·dram·a·tize,
verb,
-tized,
-tiz·ing.
un·dram·a·tiz·a·ble,
adjective
un·dram·a·tized,
adjective
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well-dram·a·tized,
adjective
COLLAPSE
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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Word Origin & History
dramatize
1780s, "to adopt for the stage," see
drama
+
-ize
. Meaning "to act out" is from 1823. Related: Dramatized; dramatizing.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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