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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | aggrandise, aggrandize, blow up, dramatise, embellish, embroider, lard, pad |
| Type of | hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overdraw, magnify, amplify, overstate, exaggerate |
| Has types | glorify |
| Derivation | drama |
dramatize::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dramatise |
| Type of | represent |
| Has types | overdramatize, overdramatise |
| Derivation | dramatization, drama |
These events dramatize the lack of social responsibility among today's youth.
Examples of dramatize
dramatize
He suggested that all attempts to dramatize the novel on film have fallen short.
From the washingtonpost.com
They're asked not to dramatize the incident, but use it to inspire their story.
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She flew over the flood-ravaged pampas in order to dramatize the need for relief.
From the time.com
Essentially, they all boil down to the player's decision to dramatize contact.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
He cut up oversized credit cards to dramatize that he would end deficit financing.
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He is prone to over-dramatize injuries, to stay on the floor an extra beat or two.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Ibrahim says it's worth it, to dramatize the need for democratic reforms in Egypt.
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Perhaps someday, someone will be inspired to dramatize this astonishing story.
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They even go so far as to dramatize such a scenario on New Year's Eve in Manhattan.
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- Put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay"
- Represent something in a dramatic manner; "These events dramatize the lack of social responsibility among today's youth"
- Embroider: add details to
- (dramatization) conversion into dramatic form; "the play was a dramatization of a short story"
- A melodrama is a dramatic or literary work in which the plot, which is typically sensational and designed to appeal strongly to the emotions, takes precedence over detailed characterization. Characters are often simply drawn, and may appear stereotyped.
- (Dramatization) The presentation of character or of emotion through the speech or action of characters rather than through exposition, analysis, or description by the author.
- (Dramatization) A reenactment of a historical or literary event.
- (Dramatization) the unaware repeating, either in words or action, of some or all of a hurtful memory without discharging it (this is often called "acting out"). Dramatizations may lead to discharge but are not the same as discharge, which can always be recognized by its physical characteristics. ...
- (dramatization) An adaptation of a nondramatic work of fiction or nonfiction for performance on stage or screen, usually by a person other than the original author. ...
