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overdramatize

overdramatize verb: to dramatize to excess; to make overdramatic.

Verb

overdramatize (third-person singular simple present overdramatizes, present participle overdramatizing, simple past and past participle overdramatized)

  1. To dramatize to excess; to make overdramatic.
    • Kids this age tend to overdramatize their problems anyway.2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube, level/area: Rogueport

Forms of overdramatize

third-person singular presentoverdramatizes
present participleoverdramatizing
past participleoverdramatized
pastoverdramatized
alternative formoverdramatise

Origin of overdramatize

From over- + dramatize.

Questions about overdramatize

What does overdramatize mean?
Overdramatize means to dramatize to excess; to make overdramatic.
What part of speech is overdramatize?
Overdramatize is a verb.
What is the past tense of overdramatize?
The past tense of overdramatize is overdramatized.

Words near overdramatize in the dictionary

  1. overdramatised
  2. overdramatises
  3. overdramatising
  4. overdramatization
  5. overdramatizations
  6. overdramatize
  7. overdramatized
  8. overdramatizes
  9. overdramatizing
  10. overdrank
  11. overdrape

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