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dramatize

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdræmətaɪz/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdræməˌtaɪz, ˈdrɑmə-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dram′ə tīz′, drä′mə-)

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Inflections of 'dramatize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

dramatizes: v 3rd person singular (US & UK)

dramatizing: v pres p (US & UK)

dramatized: v past (US & UK)

dramatized: v past p (US & UK)

dramatize
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Sense: To present a performance

Synonyms:

enact Collocations, produce Collocations, stage Collocations, perform Collocations, put on, present Collocations, dramatise (UK), act Collocations, act out, mount Collocations, play Collocations, playact

Sense: To exaggerate

Synonyms:

overstate, overplay, amplify, act Collocations, exaggerate, overdo, overact, be melodramatic

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