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dramatize

/ˈd̠͡ɹ̠ɑmətaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
dra-ma-tize
IPA
/ˈd̠͡ɹ̠ɑmətaɪz/
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Transitive verb

verb

To present something in a dramatic or melodramatic manner.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek δράω (dráō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English dramatize From Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma) + English -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

dramatizes (present, singular) dramatizing (participle, present) dramatized (participle, past) dramatized (past) dramatise (alternative)

Derived Forms

dedramatize docudramatize dramatizable dramatizer melodramatize overdramatize redramatize underdramatize undramatized

Synonyms

embroider pad lard embellish aggrandize aggrandise blow up dramatise

Questions

How do you pronounce dramatize?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd̠͡ɹ̠ɑmətaɪz/.
What does dramatize mean?
To adapt a literary work so that it can be performed in the theatre, or on radio or television.
Where does dramatize come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek δράω (dráō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English dramatize From Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma) + English -ize.

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