dramatize

dram·a·tize

 (drăm′ə-tīz′, drä′mə-)

v. dram·a·tized, dram·a·tiz·ing, dram·a·tiz·es

v.tr.

1. To adapt (a story or literary work) for dramatic presentation, as in a theater or on television or radio.

2. To present or draw attention to in a dramatic way: The novel dramatizes her disastrous marriage. The demonstration was organized to dramatize the problem of poverty.

v.intr.

To be adaptable to dramatic form: a story that dramatizes well.

dramatize

(ˈdræməˌtaɪz) or

dramatise

vb

1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (tr) to put into dramatic form

2. to express or represent (something) in a dramatic or exaggerated way: he dramatizes his illness.

ˈdramaˌtizable, ˈdramaˌtisable adj

ˈdramaˌtizer, ˈdramaˌtiser n

dram•a•tize

(ˈdræm əˌtaɪz, ˈdrɑ mə-)

v. -tized, -tiz•ing. v.t.

1. to put into a form suitable for acting, as on a stage or in a film.

2. to express or represent in a vivid or intense, often exaggerated manner.

v.i.

3. to express oneself in a dramatic or exaggerated way.

[1770–80]

dram′a•tiz`a•ble, adj.

dram′a•tiz`er, n.

dramatize

Past participle: dramatized
Gerund: dramatizing

Imperative

dramatize

dramatize

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	dramatize - put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay" dramatise, adopt authorship, penning, writing, composition - the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship" indite, pen, write, compose - produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"
	2.	dramatize - represent something in a dramatic manner; "These events dramatize the lack of social responsibility among today's youth" dramatise represent - serve as a means of expressing something; "The flower represents a young girl" overdramatise, overdramatize - present in an overly dramatic manner; "She is overdramatizing her child's failure in the physics class"
	3.	dramatize - add details to aggrandise, aggrandize, embellish, pad, embroider, lard, dramatise, blow up glorify - cause to seem more splendid; "You are glorifying a rather mediocre building" exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overstate, amplify, magnify, overdraw - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

dramatize

verb

1. adapt for the stage, turn into a play, present as a play, put into dramatic form The novel has been dramatized.

2. exaggerate, overdo, overstate, lay it on (thick) (slang), play-act, play to the gallery, make a performance of They have a tendency to dramatize every situation.

dramatize

verb

To produce on the stage:

act (out), do, enact, give, perform, present, put on, stage.

Translations

dramatizovatzdramatizovat

dramatisere

dramatiser

dramatizál

færa í leikbúningÿkja

sceneggiaredrammatizzare

dramatizovaťzdramatizovať

abartmakdramatize etmekoyunlaştırmak

dramatize

[ˈdræmətaɪz] VT

1. [+ events etc] → dramatizar (Cine, TV) (= adapt) [+ novel] → adaptar a la televisión/al cine

2. (= exaggerate) → dramatizar, exagerar

dramatize

[ˈdræmətaɪz] dramatise (British) vt

(= exaggerate) [+ events] → dramatiser

(= adapt) (for TV) → adapter pour la télévision; (for cinema) → adapter pour le cinéma; (for radio) → adapter pour la radio; (for the stage) → adapter pour la scène, porter à la scène

dramatize

vt

novel → für die Bühne/das Fernsehen bearbeiten, dramatisieren

(= make vivid) event → dramatisieren

vi

(novel etc) → sich für die Bühne/das Fernsehen bearbeiten lassen

(= exaggerate) → übertreiben

dramatize

[ˈdræmətaɪz] vt (events, situation) → drammatizzare; (adaptation of novel, for TV) → ridurre or adattare per la televisione; (for cinema) → ridurre or adattare per lo schermo

drama

(ˈdraːmə) noun

1. a play for acting on the stage. He has just produced a new drama. drama دراما: مَسْرَحِيَّه драма drama drama das Drama teaterstykke; drama θεατρικό έργοobra de teatro näidend نمایشنامه درام draama pièce de théâtreמחזה नाटक, स्वांग drama, kazališni komad színdarab, dráma sandiwara leikrit lavoro teatrale 劇 희극 drama drāma drama toneelstukskuespill, dramasztuka ډرامه drama piesă de teatru; dramă драма dráma gledališka igra drama drama, skådespel ละครเวที dram 劇本 драма ناٹک vở kịch 剧本

2. plays for the stage in general. modern drama. drama المَسْرَحِيَّه драма drama drama das Schauspiel drama; teaterstykke θέατροteatro, drama näitekirjandus نمایشنامه näytelmä théâtreמחזה रंगमंच के लिए नाटक drama színműirodalom teater leikbókmenntir teatro 演劇 일반 드라마 dramaturgija dramaturģija sandiwara theaterdrama, skuespill utwory sceniczne ډرامه drama teatru драма dráma dramatika drama dramatik, teater ละคร oyun 戲劇 драматична література; драматургія اسٹیج کے لۓ تیار کیا گیا ڈراما nghệ thuật biểu diễn 戏剧

3. the art of acting in plays. He studied drama at college. drama فَن المَسْرَحِيَّه драма arte dramática dramatické umění die Schauspielkunst drama; teatervidenskab δραματική τέχνη arte dramático teatrikunst هنر نمایش näyttely art dramatiqueמשחק नाटकों में अभिनय करने की कला dramaturgija drámairodalom, színművészet seni drama leiklist teatro 演劇 연출 teatro menas skatuves māksla pementasan toneeldrama, teaterkunst/-vitenskap, scenekunstaktorstwo نمايش، ښودنه arte dramática artă dramatică драматическое искусство divadelné umenie dramska umetnost drama drama, dramatik การละคร tiyatro sanatı 戲劇藝術 драматичне мистецтво ڈراما پیش کرنے کا فن biên kịch 戏剧艺术

4. exciting events. Life here is full of drama. drama أحْداث درامِيَّه драма drama drama das Drama drama συναρπαστικά γεγονότα drama põnevus ماجرای هیجان انگیز jännittävät tapahtumat drame אֵירוּע דְרָמָטִי उत्तेजनापूर्ण घटनाक्रम dramatičan, uzbudljiv događaj dráma drama áhrifamikill atburður dramma 劇的なこと 극적인 사건 dramatiški įvykiai dramatiski notikumi rentetan dramatiekspenning, dramatikk dramaty, emocje پارونكى ماجرا drama dramă драматизм dráma dramatičnost drama dramatik ความตื่นเต้น heyecanlı olaylar 戲劇性事件 ефект ہیجان خیز واقعہ یا صورت حال một loạt sự kiện xúc động 戏剧性事件

dramatic (drəˈmӕtik) adjective

1. of or in the form of a drama. a dramatic performance. dramatiese درامي، مَسْرَحي драматически dramático dramatický Schauspiel-... dramatisk θεατρικόςdramático draamavormis نمایشی draama- dramatique דְרָמָטִי नाटकीय dramatičan drámai berbentuk drama leikrænn; leiklistar- drammatico 演劇の 극적인 draminis, dramos dramatisks seni drama toneel-dramatisk, skuespiller-dramatyczny ډرامه يى dramático dra­matic театральный divadelný dramski dramski drama-, teater- ที่เกี่ยวกับละคร dramla ilgili 戲劇的 драматичний ڈرامائی thuộc về kịch 戏剧的

2. vivid or striking. a dramatic improvement; She made a dramatic entrance. dramatiese مُثير، مُؤَثِّر جدا، بارِز драматичен impressionante teatrální, živý, dramatický dramatisch dramatisk; voldsom εντυπωσιακόςimpresionante, espectacular tähelepanuväärne مهیج dramaattinen spectaculaire דְרָמָטִי तेज upadljiv, upečatljiv drámai dramatis áhrifamikill sensazionale 劇的な 매우 효과적인 teatrališkas, įspūdingas, ryškus iespaidīgs; teatrāls seni drama indrukwekkendoppsiktsvekkende, dramatiskdramatyczny حمله يى impressionante spectaculos впечатляющий vzrušujúci, neuveriteľný dramatičen dramatičan dramatisk น่าทึ่ง çarpıcı, belirgin 戲劇性的 вражаючий; ефектний غیر متوقع طور پر رونما gây ấn tượng mạnh 戏剧性的

3. (of a person) showing (too) much feeling or emotion. She's very dramatic about everything. dramaties شَديد المَشاعِر والعَواطِف драматичен teatral teatrální dramatisch dramatisk μελοδραματικόςdramático, teatral teatraalne پرشور ylitunteileva théâtral דְרָמָטִי अपनी भावनाओं को बहुत ज्यादा प्रदर्शन करने वाला व्यक्ति biti previše emocionalan mindent túldramatizál(ó) emosional leikrænn, dramatískur; tilfinningaríkur teatrale 芝居がかった 감성적인 jausmingas, emocingas emocionāls beremosi dramatischoverdrevet, dramatiskemocjonalny په زړه پورى teatral teatral драматичный teat-rálny vznesen dramatičan dramatisk, teatralisk แสดงอารมณ์ความรู้สึกเกินจริง abartılı, velveleci (指人)誇張做作的 емоційний سنسنی خیز، بہت جذباتی gây xúc động 夸张做作的

draˈmatically adverb

dramatiese بصورةٍ درامِيَّه драматично dramaticamente dramaticky dramatisch dramatiskt δραματικά, εντυπωσιακάdramáticamente dramaatiliselt به روش نمایشی؛ شگرف dramaattisesti de manière théâtrale בִּדרָמָטִיוּת नाटकीय ढंग से dramatično drámaian secara dramatis á dramatískan hátt, með leikrænum hætti in maniera teatrale 劇的に 극적으로 dramatiškai, teatrališkai, ryškiai dramatiski; teatrāli berseni drama dramatischdramatisk dramatycznie په ناڅاپه ډول dramaticamente teatral драматично;впечатляюще dramaticky dramatično dramatično dramatiskt เป็นอย่างละคร çarpıcı/etkileyici bir şekilde 戲劇性地，誇張做作地 драматично ڈرامائی انداز میں một cách đột ngột 戏剧性地，夸张做作地

ˈdramatist (ˈdrӕ-) noun

a writer of plays. dramaskrywer كاتِب مَسْرَحي/ دراما драматург dramaturgo dramatik der Schauspieldichter dramatiker; skuespilforfatter θεατρικός συγγραφέαςdramaturgo näitekirjanik نمایش نامه نویس näytelmäkirjailija dramaturgeמחזאי, מחזאית नाटककार dramaturg drámaíró penulis drama leikritaskáld drammaturgo 劇作家 극작가 dramaturgas dramaturgs penulis drama toneelschrijverdramatiker dramaturg ډرامه ليكونكى dramaturgo dra­­maturg драматург dramatik dramatik dramaturg dramatiker นักเขียนบทละคร oyun yazarı 劇作家 драматург ڈراما نویس kịch tác gia 剧作家

ˈdramatize, ˈdramatise (ˈdrӕ-) verb

1. to turn into the form of a play. She dramatized the novel for television. dramatiseer يُمَسْرِح، يُحَوِّل إلى مَسْرَحِيَّه драматизирам dramatizar zdramatizovat bearbeiten dramatisere διασκευάζω σε θεατρική μορφή adaptar a la televisión, al cine... lavale seadma به صمرت نمایش درآوردن sovittaa näyttämölle adapter pour la scène לְהַמחִיז नाटक के रूप में परिवर्तित करना prilagoditi za dramsku izvedbu színpadra alkalmaz menjadikan drama færa í leikbúning ridurre in forma di dramma 劇にする 극화하다 inscenizuoti, pritaikyti (teatrui, televizijai) dramatizēt membuat dalam bentuk drama dramatiserendramatisere przerobić na sztukę د ډرامه په ډول جوړول dramatizar a dramatiza инсценировать zdramatizovať prirediti za gledališče dramatizovati dramatisera แปลงเป็นละคร dramatize etmek, oyunlaştırmak 改編成劇本 ставити на сцені, інсценувати ڈرامے کی شکل میں ڈھالنا chuyển thể thành kịch 把（小说等）改编为剧本

2. to make real events seem like things that happen in a play. She dramatizes everything so! dramatiseer يُمَسْرِح: يَجْعَل الأحْداث تَبْدو كالمَسْرَحِيهّ، يُضَخِّم подходящ съм за драматична преработка fazer drama dramatizovat dramatisieren dramatisere δραματοποιώ, κάνω κτ. να φαίνεται τραγικό dramatizar dramatiseerima پر شور و غلو آمیز بیان کردن dramatisoida dramatiser לְתָאֵר בִּדרָמָטִיוּת नाटकीय दृश्य बनाना dramatizirati dramatizál mendramatisasi ÿkja drammatizzare 劇的に表現する 극적으로 표현하다 dramatizuoti dramatizēt mendramakan dramatiserenspille ut, gjøre/formidle dramatisk dramatyzować مغلق كول fazer um drama a dramatiza драматизировать dramatizovať dramatizirati dramatizovati dramatisera ทำให้มีลักษณะคล้ายละคร abartmak 戲劇化 драматизувати; перебільшувати ناٹک رچانا làm cho sự việc xúc động hơn 使（事情)戏剧化

dramatiˈzation noun

dramatisering مَسْرَحَه، تَجْسيم، تَضْخيم драматизация dramatização dramatizace die Dramatisierung dramatisering δραματοποίηση, διασκευή adaptación teatral, dramatización dramatiseering به صورت نمایش درآوردن dramatisointi dramatisationהמחזה नाटकीकरण, नाट्यकरण dramatizacija színpadra alkalmazás dramatisasi leiktúlkun; ÿkjur; það að færa í leikbúning drammatizzazione 劇化 극화 inscenizavimas, dramatizavimas dramatizējums pendramaan dramatiseringdramatisering dramatyzacja د ډرامه په ډول جوړول dramatização dramatizare инсценировка; драматургия dramatizácia dramatizacija dramatizacija dramatisering การแสดงเกินจริง; การแสดงละคร oyunlaştırma, dramlaştırma 戲劇化 драматизація; інсценування ڈراما سازی sự chuyển thể kịch 编剧，改编成戏剧