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theatrize

theatrize verb: to make theatrical.

Verb

theatrize (third-person singular simple present theatrizes, present participle theatrizing, simple past and past participle theatrized)

  1. (transitive) To make theatrical.
  2. (archaic, intransitive) To attend the theater.

Forms of theatrize

third-person singular presenttheatrizes
present participletheatrizing
past participletheatrized
pasttheatrized

Origin of theatrize

From theat(e)r + -ize.

Questions about theatrize

What does theatrize mean?
Theatrize means to make theatrical.
What part of speech is theatrize?
Theatrize is a verb.
What is the past tense of theatrize?
The past tense of theatrize is theatrized.

Words near theatrize in the dictionary

  1. theatricizes
  2. theatricizing
  3. theatrick
  4. theatricore
  5. theatrics
  6. theatrize
  7. theatrized
  8. theatrizes
  9. theatrizing
  10. theatrocracy
  11. theatrocratic

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