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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary dra·ma·tize (-tized ; -tiz·ing) DATE 1783 transitive verb 1. to adapt (as a novel) for theatrical presentation 2. to present or represent in a dramatic manner intransitive verb 1. to be suitable for dramatization 2. to behave dramatically English Etymology dramatize 1780s, "to adopt for the stage," see drama + -ize. Meaning "to act out" is from 1823. Related: Dramatized; dramatizing. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 dramatize drama·tize (BrE also -ise) / 5drAmEtaiz / verb1. [VN] to present a book, an event, etc. as a play or a film / movie 将…改编成剧本；搬上(舞台或银幕) 2. to make sth seem more exciting or important than it really is 使戏剧化；戏剧性地表现；夸张: ▪ [VN] Don't worry too much about what she said—she tends to dramatize things. 别太在意她说的话——她往往言过其实。 ▪ [also V] • drama·tiza·tion, -isa·tion / 7drAmEtai5zeiFn; -tE5z- / noun [U, C] : a television dramatization of the trial 根据那次审判改编成的电视剧 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged dram·a·tize \ˈ ̷ ̷məˌtīz\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Usage: see -ize Etymology: Late Latin dramat-, drama drama, play + English -ize— more at drama transitive verb 1. a. : to rewrite (as a novel) or adapt (as an incident or account) for theatrical presentation < several of his short stories were later dramatized > < one of the shows for which he dramatized episodes of colonial history > b. : to act out (material usually read or presented in writing) < dramatizing commercials on television > 2. a. : to recount in a dramatic manner < she often seems to be dramatizing her material according to the methods of painting rather than those of literature — New Republic> < a long epic that dramatizes the gradual dissolution of a family > b. : to present or represent in a dramatic manner: as (1) : to make a dramatic scene of < she never fails to dramatize her entries and exits > (2) : to display (oneself or one's problems or motives) to advantage as if playing a part on a stage < he lost votes because of his inability to dramatize himself to his constituents > often : to display outwardly and often flauntingly one's own conception of (oneself or one's virtues) < compensating for lack of real ability by consciously dramatizing her appearance > (3) : to exhibit graphically in such a manner as to show forth qualities, attributes, or aspects likely to be overlooked < wartime shortages dramatized the importance of foreign trade > < the new vaccine dramatizes the need for continued medical research > (4) : to make (as an article of apparel) strikingly attractive especially by careful attention to detail < a brocade wrap dramatized by huge sleeves > intransitive verb 1. : to be suitable for dramatization < the story would dramatize well > 2. : to dramatize oneself : put on an act |
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