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dramatizing

 [dram-uh-tahyz, drah-muh-]   Origin

dram·a·tize

   [dram-uh-tahyz, drah-muh-] 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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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
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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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