dramatize

== English == === Alternative forms === dramatise (UK) === Etymology === From Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma) + English -ize. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈd̠͡ɹ̠ɑmətaɪz/ === Verb === dramatize (third-person singular simple present dramatizes, present participle dramatizing, simple past and past participle dramatized) (transitive) To adapt a literary work so that it can be performed in the theatre, or on radio or television. (transitive) To present something in a dramatic or melodramatic manner. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “dramatize”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Portuguese == === Verb === dramatize inflection of dramatizar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative