Meanings
present singular third person dramatises · participle present dramatising · participle past dramatised · past dramatised
- UKalternativeAlternative spelling of dramatize.
1 more example
"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."
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXXIX, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 329
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Ancient Greekδράω (dráō)
- Ancient Greekδρᾶμα (drâma)
- Englishdramatise
From Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma) + English -ise.
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dramatise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dramatise
“dramatise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dramatise. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dramatise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dramatise.
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