dramatization

UK: /ˌdræmətaɪˈzeɪʃ^ən/

US: /ˌdræmətəˈzeɪʃən, ˌdrɑmə-/

US: (dram′ə tə zā′shən, drä′mə-)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

dram•a•ti•za•tion  (dram′ə tə zā′shən, drä′mə-), n. 

1. Show Business the act of dramatizing.
2. Show Business, Literature construction or representation in dramatic form.
3. Show Business, Literature a dramatized version of a novel, historic incident, etc.

• dramatize + -ation 1790–1800

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dramatization, dramatisation / ˌdræmətaɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun

1. the reconstruction of an event, novel, story, etc in a form suitable for dramatic presentation
2. the art or act of dramatizing

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

dram•a•tize /ˈdræməˌtaɪz, ˈdrɑmə-/   v., -tized, -tiz•ing. 

1. Literature, Show Business to put (a piece of writing) into a form suitable for acting:
   [~ + object] They dramatized the biography of the baseball star.
2. to express (something) in a vivid manner; present in a dramatic way: [no object]
   I think you're overly dramatizing: she merely brushed against you.
   [~ + object]
   The reporters are dramatizing the small disagreement we had.

dram•a•ti•za•tion /ˌdræmətəˈzeɪʃən, ˌdrɑmə-/  n. 

[countable] The book had undergone several dramatizations.

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dram•a•tize  (dram′ə tīz′, drä′mə-), v., -tized, -tiz•ing. 
v.t. 

1. Literature, Show Business to put into a form suitable for acting on a stage.
2. to express or represent vividly, emotionally, or strikingly:
   He dramatizes his woes with sobs and sighs.

v.i. 

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

Also,[esp. Brit.,] dram′a•tise′. 

• Greek drāmat- (see dramatic) + -ize
• 1770–80

dram′a•tiz′a•ble, adj. 
dram′a•tiz′er, n.