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dramatize [dram-uh-tahyz, drah-muh-] ExamplesWord Origin verb (used with object), dram·a·tized, dram·a·tiz·ing.
- to put into a form suitable for acting on a stage.
- to express or represent vividly, emotionally, or strikingly: He dramatizes his woes with sobs and sighs.
verb (used without object), dram·a·tized, dram·a·tiz·ing.
- to express oneself in a dramatic or exaggerated way.
Also especially British, dram·a·tise. Origin of dramatize 1770–80; Greek drāmat- (see dramatic) + -ize Related formsdram·a·tiz·a·ble, adjectivedram·a·tiz·er, nouno·ver·dram·a·tize, verb, o·ver·dram·a·tized, o·ver·dram·a·tiz·ing.un·dram·a·tiz·a·ble, adjectiveun·dram·a·tized, adjectivewell-dram·a·tized, adjective Examples from the Web for dramatise Historical Examples of dramatise
He offered to dramatise a burst of tears on Lemuel’s shoulder; but Lemuel escaped from him.
William Dean Howells
Mr. Harris endeavours as much as possible to dramatise his sermon.
J. Ewing Ritchie
These bombs did but accentuate and dramatise an already developing problem.
Herbert George Wells
Mr. Savile Clarke wrote on August 28th to ask his leave to dramatise the two books, and he gladly assented.
The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll
Stuart Dodgson Collingwood
You are resolved that your course should dramatise the whole play and interplay of force and matter.
Jack London
British Dictionary definitions for dramatise dramatize dramatise verb
- (tr) to put into dramatic form
- to express or represent (something) in a dramatic or exaggerated wayhe dramatizes his illness
Derived Formsdramatizable or dramatisable, adjectivedramatizer or dramatiser, noun Word Origin and History for dramatise dramatize v.
1780s, “to adopt for the stage,” see drama (Greek stem dramat-) + -ize. Meaning “to act out” is from 1823. Related: Dramatized; dramatizing.