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dram·a·tize
 dramatize
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- pronunciation:
- drae
m
taIz
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
dramatizes, dramatizing, dramatized |
| definition 1: |
to depict in the form of a drama.
He dramatized the life of Gandhi. |
| definition 2: |
to make dramatic or affecting, sometimes to excess.
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| related words: |
stage |
adverb + (v.)dramatize
brilliantly, effectively, powerfully, repeatedly, vividly
(v.)dramatize
+ adverb
explicitly
(v.)dramatize
+ noun
black,
celebration,
character,
clash,
conflict,
conquest,
consciousness,
consequence,
contradiction,
crisis,
danger,
decade,
difference,
difficulty,
encounter,
event,
failure,
fate,
frustration,
grievance,
ideal,
importance,
movement,
need,
passage,
plight,
possibility,
predicament,
reality,
scene,
setting,
shift,
significance,
situation,
story,
struggle,
tale,
tension,
theme,
violence
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| derivations: |
dramatizable (adj.), dramatizer (n.) |
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