Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To adapt (a story or literary work) for dramatic presentation, as in a theater or on television or radio.
- intransitive verb To present or draw attention to in a dramatic way.
- intransitive verb To be adaptable to dramatic form.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To make a drama of; put into dramatic form; adapt for representation on the stage: as, to
dramatize an incident or an adventure; to dramatize a legend or a novel. - To express or manifest dramatically; bring out in a dramatic or theatrical manner.
- Also spelled
dramatise .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To compose in the form of the drama; to represent in a drama; to adapt to dramatic representation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
adapt aliterary work so that it can beperformed in thetheatre , or onradio ortelevision . - verb To present something in a
dramatic ormelodramatic manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb put into dramatic form
- verb represent something in a dramatic manner
- verb add details to
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Examples
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I can understand dramatizing/fictionalizing a movie about the Revolutionary War, but when we have actual footage and actual people who survived, why on earth would you need to/want to "dramatize" it?
a few good men 2006
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Medvedev said he would not "dramatize" troubled ties between Russia and NATO and said NATO needs Russia more than Russia needs NATO.
Taipei Times 2008
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Without a single exception, all hindi news channels are telecasting crime bulletins in which they "dramatize" (see their creativity!) some crime-based theme and teach criminals how to commit crimes in a new way!
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Medvedev said he would not "dramatize" troubled ties between Russia and NATO, and warned that NATO needs Russia more than Russia needs NATO.
The Times of India 2008
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But when we dramatize teenage sexuality by focusing only on its risks, we don't give young people the tools to mature into sexually and emotionally healthy adults.
Amy Schalet: The New ABCD's of Talking About Sex With Teenagers Amy Schalet 2011
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We tend to dramatize teenage sexuality through the assumption that young people are unable to exercise control over their urges and interactions.
Amy Schalet: The New ABCD's of Talking About Sex With Teenagers Amy Schalet 2011
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"On Facebook" is a clever conceit by Doug Wright, who used the thread of an online argument about gay marriage to create his work, though unfortunately it's not lengthy or vivid enough to do more than document, as opposed to dramatize.
Michael Giltz: Theater: Beckett Funnier Than A Comedy About Gay Marriage? Yep! Michael Giltz 2011
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But when we dramatize teenage sexuality by focusing only on its risks, we don't give young people the tools to mature into sexually and emotionally healthy adults.
Amy Schalet: The New ABCD's of Talking About Sex With Teenagers Amy Schalet 2011
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"On Facebook" is a clever conceit by Doug Wright, who used the thread of an online argument about gay marriage to create his work, though unfortunately it's not lengthy or vivid enough to do more than document, as opposed to dramatize.
Michael Giltz: Theater: Beckett Funnier Than A Comedy About Gay Marriage? Yep! Michael Giltz 2011
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We tend to dramatize teenage sexuality through the assumption that young people are unable to exercise control over their urges and interactions.
Amy Schalet: The New ABCD's of Talking About Sex With Teenagers Amy Schalet 2011
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