Antonyms for dramatize


Grammar : Verb
Spell : dram-uh-tahyz, drah-muh-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdræm əˌtaɪz, ˈdrɑ mə-


Definition of dramatize

Origin :
  • 1780s, "to adopt for the stage," see drama (Greek stem dramat-) + -ize. Meaning "to act out" is from 1823. Related: Dramatized; dramatizing.
  • verb make a performance of
Example sentences :
  • Choose some one for each of the parts and dramatize the story.
  • Extract from : « The Later Cave-Men » by Katharine Elizabeth Dopp
  • Dramatize this lesson, and then draw a picture of the part you like the best.
  • Extract from : « The Later Cave-Men » by Katharine Elizabeth Dopp
  • Really to pasture on our recollections we ought to dramatize them.
  • Extract from : « The Short Works of George Meredith » by George Meredith
  • Oh, that we had had but time to try even to dramatize it ourselves.
  • Extract from : « A Jar of Honey from Mount Hybla » by Leigh Hunt
  • Arden, who was the most interesting writer of the three, was inclined to dramatize.
  • Extract from : « The Orchard Secret » by Cleo Garis
  • Because, well, because I think you are inclined to dramatize your moods, I said lightly.
  • Extract from : « The Wasted Generation » by Owen Johnson
  • Any author may reserve the right to translate or to dramatize his own work.
  • Extract from : « The Library of Work and Play: Mechanics, Indoors and Out » by Fred T. Hodgson
  • She did not even attempt to dramatize herself as the good angel.
  • Extract from : « The Salamander » by Owen Johnson
  • How did it happen that she did not attempt to dramatize herself with Lindaberry?
  • Extract from : « The Salamander » by Owen Johnson
  • But it is equally certain that Rucellai failed to dramatize it.
  • Extract from : « Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature » by John Addington Symonds

Synonyms for dramatize

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