Crossword Dictionary
DRAMATIse
dramatize, dramatise - v
represent something in a dramatic manner; "These events dramatize the lack of social responsibility among today's youth"
Synonyms
amplify, exaggerate, overstate, act, burlesque, enact, execute, overdo, perform, playact, present, produce, show, splash, stage
Examples
But these accusations only dramatize the moral and political confusion into which, over this momentous question, the Arabs have fallen.
While lavish sundresses are easy to find, it may prove more difficult to dramatize those basic shorts-and-tops combos.
There are many paranormal research shows on television such as Ghost Lab and Paranormal State, as well as other shows that dramatize cases such as The Haunted and similar shows.
Etymology
1780s, "to adopt for the stage," see drama (Greek stem dramat-) + -ize. Meaning "to express or manifest dramatically" is from 1823. Related: Dramatized; dramatizing.
drama (n.)
1510s, "a composition presenting in dialogue a course of human action, the description of a story converted into the action of a play," from Late Latin drama "play, drama," from Greek drama (genitive dramatos) "action, deed; play, spectacle," from drÄo "to do, make, act, perform" (especially some great deed, whether good or bad), which is of uncertain etymology.
-ize
word-forming element used to make verbs, Middle English -isen, from Old French -iser/-izer, from Late Latin -izare, from Greek -izein, a verb-forming element denoting the doing of the noun or adjective to which it is attached.