Meanings
verbdramatize (third-person singular simple present dramatizes, present participle dramatizing, simple past and past participle dramatized)
present singular third person dramatizes · participle present dramatizing · participle past dramatized · past dramatized · alternative dramatise
- transitiveTo present something in a dramatic or melodramatic manner.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Ancient Greekδράω (dráō)
- Ancient Greekδρᾶμα (drâma)
- Englishdramatize
From Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma) + English -ize.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian драматизирам, драматизирам
- драматизирам (dramatiziram)to adapt a literary work
- драматизирам (dramatiziram)to present something in a dramatic or melodramatic manner
Catalan dramatitzar, escenificar
- dramatitzarto adapt a literary work
- escenificarto adapt a literary work
- dramatitzarto present something in a dramatic or melodramatic manner
French dramatiser
- dramatiserto present something in a dramatic or melodramatic manner
German dramatisieren, dramatisieren
- dramatisierento adapt a literary work
- dramatisierento present something in a dramatic or melodramatic manner
Greek δραματοποιώ, δραματοποιώ
- δραματοποιώ (dramatopoió)to adapt a literary work
- δραματοποιώ (dramatopoió)to present something in a dramatic or melodramatic manner
Irish drámaigh
- drámaighto adapt a literary work
Italian sceneggiare
- sceneggiareto adapt a literary work
Polish dramatyzować
- dramatyzowaćto present something in a dramatic or melodramatic manner
Portuguese dramatizar, dramatizar
- dramatizarto adapt a literary work
- dramatizarto present something in a dramatic or melodramatic manner
Russian драматизи́ровать
- драматизи́ровать (dramatizírovatʹ)to present something in a dramatic or melodramatic manner
Spanish dramatizar, escenificar
- dramatizarto adapt a literary work
- escenificarto adapt a literary work
- dramatizarto present something in a dramatic or melodramatic manner
Turkish dramatize etmek, dramatize etmek
- dramatize etmekto adapt a literary work
- dramatize etmekto present something in a dramatic or melodramatic manner
Cite this entry
APA
dramatize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dramatize
MLA
“dramatize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dramatize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dramatize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dramatize.
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