Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dramatise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: drama-tise
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative spelling of dramatize.

British usage

Example Sentences

""I have been," muttered he, "dramatising the last week: as it cannot be a comedy, and end with a marriage, let it be a tragedy, and end with a death. I can be the tyrant—Evelyn the lover ordered to execution. Lord Avonleigh has a double part to sustain—the cruel father, and the minister of my vengeance; while Francesca can go mad in white satin.""

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek δράω (dráō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma) English -ise English dramatise From Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma) + English -ise.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

dramatises (present, singular) dramatising (participle, present) dramatised (participle, past) dramatised (past)

Derived Forms

dramatisable overdramatise underdramatise undramatised

Synonyms

embroider pad lard embellish aggrandize aggrandise blow up dramatize

Questions

What does dramatise mean?: Alternative spelling of dramatize.
Where does dramatise come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek δράω (dráō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma) English -ise English dramatise From Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma) + English -ise.

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