melodramatize
[ mel-uh-dram-uh-tahyz, -drah-muh- ]
/ ˌmɛl əˈdræm əˌtaɪz, -ˈdrɑ mə- /
verb (used with object), mel·o·dram·a·tized, mel·o·dram·a·tiz·ing.
to make melodramatic.
to turn (a novel, story, etc.) into a melodrama.
Also
especially British,
mel·o·dram·a·tise.
Origin of melodramatize
First recorded in 1810–20;
melodrama +
(drama)tize
Words nearby melodramatize
melodious,
melodist,
melodize,
melodrama,
melodramatic,
melodramatize,
melody,
meloid,
melon,
melon dome,
melon foot
British Dictionary definitions for melodramatize
melodramatize
melodramatise
/ (ˌmɛləʊˈdræməˌtaɪz) /
verb
(tr)
to make melodramatic