- 1[transitive] dramatize something to present a book, an event, etc. as a play or a movie Jane Austen's “Emma” was dramatized on television recently.
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- 2[transitive, intransitive] dramatize (something) to make something seem more exciting or important than it really is Don't worry too much about what she said—she tends to dramatize things.
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NAmE//ˈdrɑməˌtaɪz//, NAmE//ˈdræməˌtaɪz//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they dramatize he / she / it dramatizes
past simple dramatized
-ing form dramatizing
NAmE//ˌdrɑmət̮əˈzeɪʃn//, NAmE//ˌdræmət̮əˈzeɪʃn//
noun [uncountable, countable] a television dramatization of the trial She has a tendency to dramatization.See dramatize in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: dramatize