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underdramatize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-dra-ma-tize
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fail to dramatize adequately; to make underdramatic.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From under- + dramatize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

underdramatizes (present, singular) underdramatizing (participle, present) underdramatized (participle, past) underdramatized (past)

Frequently Paired Words

underdramatization

Questions

What does underdramatize mean?
To fail to dramatize adequately; to make underdramatic.
Where does underdramatize come from?
From under- + dramatize.

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