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dramatis personae |
dramatisation |
dramatise |
dramatist |
dramatization |
dramatize
| dramaturgic
| dramaturgical
| dramaturgy
| drambuie
| drape
dramatize
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb dramatize has 3 senses
- dramatize(v = verb.creation) adopt, dramatise - put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay" is one way to compose, indite, pen, write
- dramatize(v = verb.communication) dramatise - represent something in a dramatic manner; "These events dramatize the lack of social responsibility among today's youth" is one way to represent
- dramatize(v = verb.communication) aggrandise, aggrandize, blow up, dramatise, 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 dramatist1, noun dramatization2, noun dramatization1
Sample sentence:
Did he dramatize his major works over a short period of time?
Derived forms noun drama4, noun drama3, noun drama1, noun drama2, noun dramatization2
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derived form noun drama2
Sample sentence:
They won't dramatize the story
OXFORD DICTIONARY
dramatize, v. (also -ise)
1 a tr. adapt (a novel etc.) to form a stage play. b intr. admit of such adaptation.
2 tr. make a drama or dramatic scene of.
3 tr. (also absol.) express or react to in a dramatic way.
1 a tr. adapt (a novel etc.) to form a stage play. b intr. admit of such adaptation.
2 tr. make a drama or dramatic scene of.
3 tr. (also absol.) express or react to in a dramatic way.
Derivative
dramatization n.
THESAURUS
dramatize
act a part, affect, assume, be a gas, be a hit, betoken, bill, bomb, brandish, breathe, bring forth, bring forward, bring into view, bring out, bring to notice, counterfeit, dangle, demonstrate, develop, disclose, display, divulge, do a bit, embody, enact, evidence, evince, exaggerate, exhibit, expose to view, express, fail, fake, feature, feign, flaunt, flop, flourish, give sign, give token, headline, highlight, histrionize, illuminate, incarnate, indicate, make a hit, make clear, make out like, make plain, manifest, materialize, mean, melodramatize, mount, open, open a show, overact, overdo, overplay, overstate, parade, perform, pile it on, play, play a part, play a scene, play up, playact, premiere, present, pretend, preview, produce, put on, put on airs, represent, reveal, roll out, scenarize, set forth, set the stage, sham, show, show forth, simulate, splash, spotlight, stage, star, succeed, theatricalize, token, trot out, try out, tug the heartstrings, unfold, wave, wear
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