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theatricalize

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the⋅at⋅ri⋅cal⋅ize

  [thee-a-tri-kuh-lahyz]
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–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
1. to put into dramatic or theatrical form; dramatize.
2. to express or represent in a spectacular or extravagantly histrionic manner.
Origin:
1770–80; theatrical + -ize

Related forms:
the⋅at⋅ri⋅cal⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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the·at·ri·cal·ize   (thē-āt'rĭ-kə-līz')   
tr.v.   the·at·ri·cal·ized, the·at·ri·cal·iz·ing, the·at·ri·cal·iz·es

  1. To adapt to performance on the stage; dramatize: "All ethnic dance troupes theatricalize the dance of the folk" (Robert J. Pierce).

  2. To make a spectacle of; display showily.

the·at'ri·cal·i·za'tion (-kə-lĭ-zā'shən) n., the·at'ri·cal·iz'er n.
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