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cinematise

cinematise verb: to adapt (an event or story) for the cinema.

Verb

cinematise (third-person singular simple present cinematises, present participle cinematising, simple past and past participle cinematised)

  1. (transitive) To adapt (an event or story) for the cinema.
    • Because of its importance, the director will cinematise the story.

Forms of cinematise

third-person singular presentcinematises
present participlecinematising
past participlecinematised
pastcinematised
alternative formcinematize
alternative formcinemize

Questions about cinematise

What does cinematise mean?
Cinematise means to adapt (an event or story) for the cinema.
What part of speech is cinematise?
Cinematise is a verb.
What is the past tense of cinematise?
The past tense of cinematise is cinematised.

Words near cinematise in the dictionary

  1. cinematically
  2. cinematicity
  3. cinematics
  4. cinematisation
  5. cinematisations
  6. cinematise
  7. cinematised
  8. cinematises
  9. cinematising
  10. cinematization
  11. cinematizations

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