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dramatize

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verb
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As a verb, dramatize means adapt a literary work so that it can be performed in the theatre, or on radio or television.

Meanings of dramatize

4 meanings

verb

  1. To adapt a literary work so that it can be performed in the theatre, or on radio or television

  2. To present something in a dramatic or melodramatic manner

  3. Put into dramatic form

    “adopt a book for a screenplay”

    Similar: dramatise, adopt

  4. Add details to

    Similar: embroider, pad, lard, embellish, aggrandize, aggrandise

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

All synonyms for dramatize →
verb: put into dramatic form
dramatiseadopt
verb: represent something in a dramatic manner
dramatise
verb: add details to
embroiderpadlardembellishaggrandizeaggrandiseblow updramatise

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