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dramatic work |
dramatically |
dramatics |
dramatis personae |
dramatisation |
dramatise
| dramatist
| dramatization
| dramatize
| dramaturgic
| dramaturgical
dramatise
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb dramatise has 3 senses
- dramatise(v = verb.creation) adopt, dramatize - put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay" is one way to compose, indite, pen, write
- dramatise(v = verb.communication) dramatize - represent something in a dramatic manner; "These events dramatize the lack of social responsibility among today's youth" is one way to represent
- dramatise(v = verb.communication) aggrandise, aggrandize, blow up, dramatize, embellish, embroider, lard, pad - add details to; Array is one way to amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate
Derived forms noun drama3, noun drama1, noun dramatisation2, noun dramatist1
Sample sentence:
Did he dramatise his major works over a short period of time?
Derived forms noun drama4, noun drama3, noun drama1, noun drama2, noun dramatisation2
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sample sentence:
They won't dramatise the story
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