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theatricize

theatricize verb: to make theatrical.

Verb

theatricize (third-person singular simple present theatricizes, present participle theatricizing, simple past and past participle theatricized)

  1. (transitive) To make theatrical.
  2. (intransitive) To play a part.

Forms of theatricize

third-person singular presenttheatricizes
present participletheatricizing
past participletheatricized
pasttheatricized

Origin of theatricize

From theatric + -ize.

Questions about theatricize

What does theatricize mean?
Theatricize means to make theatrical.
What part of speech is theatricize?
Theatricize is a verb.
What is the past tense of theatricize?
The past tense of theatricize is theatricized.

Words near theatricize in the dictionary

  1. theatricises
  2. theatricising
  3. theatricism
  4. theatricisms
  5. theatricity
  6. theatricize
  7. theatricized
  8. theatricizes
  9. theatricizing
  10. theatrick
  11. theatricore

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