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dramatize(dictionary)

diprotodont (iou) and dramatize (iou)


diprotodont (iou)



diprotodont noun & adjective. L19.
[from DI-2 + PROTO- + -ODONT.]
A. noun. A huge extinct Australian marsupial with two incisors in the lower jaw. L19.
b. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or designating such an animal. L19.
Also diprotodon noun M19.

dramatize (iou)



dramatize verb. Also dramatise. L18.
[from Greek dramat- DRAMA + -IZE.]
verb trans. Put into dramatic form; adapt (a novel etc.) as a play. L18.
Sir W. Scott They are busy dramatizing the Lady of the Lake here.
b. verb intrans. Write plays. E19.
a. verb trans. Describe or represent dramatically; make dramatic. E19.
A. Wesker She manages to dramatize the smallest piece of gossip into something significant.
b. verb intrans. & refl. Behave dramatically or theatrically. L19.
G. Vidal Enid's dramatizing herself, that's all.
verb intrans. Be adaptable as a play. E19.
dramati'zation noun the action of dramatizing; a dramatized version: L18.