dramatize

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English

Etymology

From drama +‎ -ize.

Pronunciation

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Verb

dramatize (third-person singular simple present dramatizes, present participle dramatizing, simple past and past participle dramatized)

  1. To adapt a literary work so that it can be performed in the theatre, or on radio or television.
  2. To present something in a dramatic or melodramatic manner.

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References

  • “dramatize”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Portuguese

Verb

dramatize

  1. inflection of dramatizar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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