Definition of DRAMATIZE

dramatize

Verb

  • put into dramatic form
  • represent something in a dramatic manner
    • "These events dramatize the lack of social responsibility among today's youth"
  • add details to
  • To adapt a literary work so that it can be performed in the theatre, or on radio or television.
  • To present something in a dramatic or melodramatic manner.

Origin / Etymology

From drama + -ize.

Scrabble Score: 21

dramatize: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
dramatize: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dramatize: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

dramatize: valid Words With Friends Word