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TOEFL BNC: 24925 COCA: 12771

dramatize

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
dramatize verb
also British dramatise /ˈdræməˌtaɪz/
dramatizes; dramatized; dramatizing
dramatize
verb
also British dramatise /ˈdræməˌtaɪz/
dramatizes; dramatized; dramatizing
Learner's definition of DRAMATIZE
[+ object]
: to make (a book, an event, etc.) into a play, movie, television show, etc.将…改编成(剧本、电影、电视节目等)
: to make a situation seem more important or serious than it really is夸大;夸张
: to show (something that might not be noticed) in a clear and effective way生动地表现出;使引人注目

— dramatization

also British dramatisation /ˌdræmətəˈzeɪʃən/ Brit /ˌdræməˌtaɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun, plural dramatizations
[count]often + of
[noncount]
TOEFL BNC: 24925 COCA: 12771

dramatize

verb

dra·​ma·​tize ˈdra-mə-ˌtīz How to pronounce dramatize (audio) ˈdrä- How to pronounce dramatize (audio)
dramatized; dramatizing

transitive verb

1
: to adapt (something, such as a novel) for theatrical presentation
2
: to present or represent in a dramatic manner

intransitive verb

1
: to be suitable for dramatization
2
: to behave dramatically
dramatizable adjective

Example Sentences

The movie dramatizes her early life. The book is dramatized in a new play. I know I tend to dramatize things but it really was awful. She cited a series of statistics to dramatize the seriousness of the problem. This tragedy dramatizes the need for improvements in highway safety.
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Word History

First Known Use

1783, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of dramatize was in 1783
TOEFL BNC: 24925 COCA: 12771

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