dramatize
pronunciation
How to pronounce dramatize in British English:
UK [ˈdræmətaɪz]
How to pronounce dramatize in American English:
US [ˈdræməˌtaɪz, ˈdrɑmə-]
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- Verb:
- put into dramatic form
- represent something in a dramatic manner
- add details to
Word Origin
- dramatize (v.)
- 1780s, "to adopt for the stage," see drama (Greek stem dramat-) + -ize. Meaning "to act out" is from 1823. Related: Dramatized; dramatizing.
Example
- 1. Dramatize a penetrating truth about our brands and products .
- 2. The story would dramatize well .
- 3. Don 't dramatize your problems .
- 4. So we 've come here today to dramatize a shameful condition .
- 5. So we have come here today to dramatize an appalling condition .