dramatise
/'dræmətaiz/ Cách viết khác : (dramatise) /'dræmətaiz/
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Definition
Verb (Transitive):
- To adapt a story, novel, or event into a dramatic form, such as a play, film, or television script.
- To present or represent something in a vivid, emotional, or theatrical manner, often to make it seem more exciting, important, or serious than it really is.
- To add details or embellish an account, thereby making it more dramatic or impressive.
Verb (Intransitive):
- To be suitable for adaptation into a dramatic form.
Usage
- The verb "dramatise" is used to describe the process of turning a narrative into a performance piece.
- It is also commonly used to describe the act of exaggerating or presenting events in a highly emotional way.
- In British English, "dramatise" is the standard spelling; the American English spelling is "dramatize."
Examples
Transitive Verb:
- The playwright decided to dramatise the historical battle for the stage.
- She tends to dramatise minor problems, turning them into major crises.
- The documentary dramatised the scientist's struggle for discovery.
Intransitive Verb:
- This novel dramatises well; it has strong characters and clear conflict.
Advanced Usage
"to dramatise the issue": to present a topic in a way that highlights its emotional or serious aspects, often to provoke a public response.
- The charity's campaign dramatised the issue of homelessness to raise awareness.
"to dramatise for effect": to exaggerate details intentionally to create a stronger impact on an audience.
- He wasn't lying, but he was certainly dramatising for effect.
Variants and Related Words
Dramatisation (n, British English) / Dramatization (n, American English): The process or result of adapting a story into a drama.
- The television dramatisation of the book was a critical success.
Dramatist (n): A person who writes plays.
- Dramatic (adj): Relating to drama; sudden and striking.
- Melodramatise (v): To make something excessively dramatic or emotional in a sensational way.
Synonyms
- Adapt (for stage/film)
- Exaggerate
- Embellish
- Theatricalise
- Overstate
Antonyms
- Understate
- Minimise
- Downplay
- Report factually
Related Phrases
To dramatise a point: To illustrate an argument with vivid, often emotional, examples.
- She used personal anecdotes to dramatise her point about resilience.
Dramatised reading: A performance where a text is read aloud with expressive, often character-based, voices.
- The author gave a dramatised reading of the first chapter.
Verb
- add details to
- represent something in a dramatic manner
- These events dramatize the lack of social responsibility among today's youth
- put into dramatic form
- adopt a book for a screenplay