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melodramatize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
melo-dra-ma-tize
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make melodramatic.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Blend of melodrama + dramatize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

melodramatizes (present, singular) melodramatizing (participle, present) melodramatized (participle, past) melodramatized (past)

Synonyms

chew the scenery ham ham it up overact tear a cat

Questions

What does melodramatize mean?
To make melodramatic.
Where does melodramatize come from?
Blend of melodrama + dramatize.

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