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ALL meanings of dramatize

dram·a·tize
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  • transitive verb dramatize turn sth into fiction 1
  • intransitive verb dramatize be melodramatic 1
  • verb with object dramatize to put into a form suitable for acting on a stage. 1
  • verb with object dramatize to express or represent vividly, emotionally, or strikingly: He dramatizes his woes with sobs and sighs. 1
  • verb without object dramatize to express oneself in a dramatic or exaggerated way. 1
  • noun dramatize Adapt (a novel) or present (a particular incident) as a play or movie. 1
  • verb dramatize If a book or story is dramatized, it is written or presented as a play, film, or television drama. 0
  • verb dramatize If you say that someone dramatizes a situation or event, you mean that they try to make it seem more serious, more important, or more exciting than it really is. 0
  • verb dramatize If something that happens or is done dramatizes a situation, it focuses people's attention on the situation in a dramatic way. 0
  • verb dramatize to put into dramatic form 0
  • verb dramatize to express or represent (something) in a dramatic or exaggerated way 0
  • verb transitive dramatize to make into a drama; adapt (a story, events, etc.) for performance on the stage, in a film, etc. 0
  • verb transitive dramatize to regard or present (actions, oneself, etc.) as though in a play; give dramatic quality to 0
  • intransitive verb dramatize to be capable of being dramatized 0
  • intransitive verb dramatize to dramatize oneself 0
  • verb dramatize To adapt a literary work so that it can be performed in the theatre, or on radio or television. 0
  • verb dramatize To present something in a dramatic or melodramatic manner. 0
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