dramatize

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From drama +‎ -ize.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd̠͡ɹ̠ɑmətaɪz/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Verb

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

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

Derived terms

Translations

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