dramatize
/'dræmətaiz/ Cách viết khác : (dramatise) /'dræmətaiz/
Definition
Verb (transitive):
- To adapt a story, novel, or event into a dramatic form suitable for performance on stage, in film, or on television.
- To present or represent something in a vivid, emotional, or theatrical manner, often to exaggerate its importance or impact.
Verb (intransitive):
- To be capable of being adapted into a drama.
- To behave or express oneself in an exaggeratedly emotional or theatrical way.
Examples of Usage
Verb (transitive):
- The director plans to dramatize the classic novel for a new television series.
- She tends to dramatize minor problems, making them seem like major crises.
- The documentary dramatizes the key events of the revolution with powerful reenactments.
Verb (intransitive):
- This historical period dramatizes well because of its inherent conflicts.
- Please stop dramatizing; it's just a small scratch.
Advanced Usage
- "to dramatize oneself": to present oneself in a theatrical or exaggerated manner.
- He has a tendency to dramatize himself whenever he is the center of attention.
Variants and Related Words
Dramatization (noun): The act of dramatizing or the resulting dramatic version.
- The stage dramatization of the book was a huge success.
Dramatist (noun): A person who writes plays.
- Dramatic (adjective): Relating to drama; sudden and striking.
- Dramatise (verb): British English spelling variant of 'dramatize'.
Synonyms
- Adapt (for stage/film): To modify for a new purpose or medium.
- Embellish: To make more attractive by adding decorative details; often implies adding fictitious details.
- Exaggerate: To represent something as being larger, better, or worse than it really is.
- Theatricalize: To give a theatrical character to.
Related Phrasal Verbs
(Note: 'Dramatize' is not commonly used with particles to form standard phrasal verbs. Its meaning is typically conveyed through the verb itself or with prepositions like 'for' or 'into'.)
Related Idioms
- "To make a drama out of a crisis": This idiom is related to the concept of dramatizing. It means to exaggerate a serious situation, making it seem even more chaotic or emotional than it is. While it doesn't use the word "dramatize," it captures the essence of its exaggerated meaning.
- By panicking and calling everyone, she really made a drama out of a crisis.
Verb
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add details to
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represent something in a dramatic manner
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These events dramatize the lack of social responsibility among today's youth
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put into dramatic form
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adopt a book for a screenplay
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