melodramatize

== English == === Etymology === Blend of melodrama +‎ dramatize. === Verb === melodramatize (third-person singular simple present melodramatizes, present participle melodramatizing, simple past and past participle melodramatized) (transitive) To make melodramatic. ==== Synonyms ==== chew the scenery, ham, ham it up, overact, tear a cat == Portuguese == === Verb === melodramatize inflection of melodramatizar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative