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Definition of Dramatize
1. Verb. Put into dramatic form. "Did he dramatize his major works over a short period of time?"; "Adopt a book for a screenplay"
Exact synonyms: Adopt, Dramatise
Category relationships: Authorship, Composition, Penning, Writing
Generic synonyms: Compose, Indite, Pen, Write
Derivative terms: Drama, Drama, Dramatisation, Dramatist, Drama, Drama, Dramatist, Dramatization, Dramatization
Category relationships: Authorship, Composition, Penning, Writing
Generic synonyms: Compose, Indite, Pen, Write
Derivative terms: Drama, Drama, Dramatisation, Dramatist, Drama, Drama, Dramatist, Dramatization, Dramatization
2. Verb. Represent something in a dramatic manner. "These events dramatize the lack of social responsibility among today's youth"
Exact synonyms: Dramatise
Generic synonyms: Represent
Specialized synonyms: Overdramatise, Overdramatize
Derivative terms: Drama, Drama, Drama, Drama, Dramatisation, Drama, Drama, Drama, Drama, Dramatization
Generic synonyms: Represent
Specialized synonyms: Overdramatise, Overdramatize
Derivative terms: Drama, Drama, Drama, Drama, Dramatisation, Drama, Drama, Drama, Drama, Dramatization
3. Verb. Add details to. "They won't dramatize the story "
Exact synonyms: Aggrandise, Aggrandize, Blow Up, Dramatise, Embellish, Embroider, Lard, Pad
Specialized synonyms: Glorify
Generic synonyms: Amplify, Exaggerate, Hyperbolise, Hyperbolize, Magnify, Overdraw, Overstate
Derivative terms: Aggrandisement, Aggrandizement, Drama, Embellishment, Embroidery
Specialized synonyms: Glorify
Generic synonyms: Amplify, Exaggerate, Hyperbolise, Hyperbolize, Magnify, Overdraw, Overstate
Derivative terms: Aggrandisement, Aggrandizement, Drama, Embellishment, Embroidery
Definition of Dramatize
1. v. t. To compose in the form of the drama; to represent in a drama; to adapt to dramatic representation; as, to dramatize a novel, or an historical episode.
Definition of Dramatize
1. [v -TIZED, -TIZING, -TIZES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dramatize
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