Melodramatize

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make melodramatic. transitive

    "It’s tempting to compare Abe Foxman with Al Sharpton, another portly, bellicose, melodramatizing defender of ethnic ramparts."

Example

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"It’s tempting to compare Abe Foxman with Al Sharpton, another portly, bellicose, melodramatizing defender of ethnic ramparts."

Etymology

Blend of melodrama + dramatize.

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