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underdramatize

underdramatize verb: to fail to dramatize adequately; to make underdramatic.

Verb

underdramatize (third-person singular simple present underdramatizes, present participle underdramatizing, simple past and past participle underdramatized)

  1. (transitive) To fail to dramatize adequately; to make underdramatic.

Forms of underdramatize

third-person singular presentunderdramatizes
present participleunderdramatizing
past participleunderdramatized
pastunderdramatized

Origin of underdramatize

From under- + dramatize.

Questions about underdramatize

What does underdramatize mean?
Underdramatize means to fail to dramatize adequately; to make underdramatic.
What part of speech is underdramatize?
Underdramatize is a verb.
What is the past tense of underdramatize?
The past tense of underdramatize is underdramatized.

Words near underdramatize in the dictionary

  1. underdramatic
  2. underdramatise
  3. underdramatised
  4. underdramatises
  5. underdramatising
  6. underdramatize
  7. underdramatized
  8. underdramatizes
  9. underdramatizing
  10. underdraught
  11. underdraughts

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