DRAMATIZE Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word dramatize. (close relations)
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| embellish | verbv | |||||
verb • add details to • be beautiful to look at • make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. • make more beautiful | ||||||
| amplify | verbv | |||||
verb • increase in size, volume or significance • to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth • exaggerate or make bigger • increase the volume of | ||||||
| deepen | verbv | |||||
verb • make more intense, stronger, or more marked • become more intense • make deeper • become deeper in tone | ||||||
| emphasize | verbv | |||||
verb • to stress, single out as important • give extra weight to (a communication) | ||||||
| enhance | verbv | |||||
verb • increase the level of • make better or more attractive | ||||||
| exaggerate | verbv | |||||
verb • to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth • do something to an excessive degree | ||||||
| heighten | verbv | |||||
verb • become more extreme • make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity • increase the level of • increase the height of • make (one's senses) more acute • make more intense, stronger, or more marked | ||||||
| hyperbolize | verbv | |||||
verb • to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth | ||||||
| inflate | verbv | |||||
verb • exaggerate or make bigger • fill with gas or air • cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit • increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value • become inflated | ||||||
| intensify | verbv | |||||
verb • increase in extent or intensity • make more intense, stronger, or more marked • become more intense • make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark | ||||||
| magnify | verbv | |||||
verb • increase in size, volume or significance • to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth • make large | ||||||
| overstate | verbv | |||||
verb • to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth | ||||||
| dramatise | verbv | |||||
verb • put into dramatic form • represent something in a dramatic manner • add details to | ||||||
| adopt | verbv | |||||
verb • choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans • take up and practice as one's own • take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities • take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect • take into one's family • put into dramatic form • take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own | ||||||
| aggrandise | verbv | |||||
verb • add details to | ||||||
| aggrandize | verbv | |||||
verb • add details to | ||||||
| embroider | verbv | |||||
verb • decorate with needlework • add details to | ||||||
| lard | nounn | |||||
noun • soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog verb • prepare or cook with lard • add details to | ||||||
| pad | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge • the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily) • a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp • a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort • a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched • temporary living quarters • the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger verb • add details to • walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud • line or stuff with soft material • add padding to | ||||||
| blow up | verbv | |||||
verb • cause to burst with a violent release of energy • make large • get very angry and fly into a rage • add details to • burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction • exaggerate or make bigger • fill with gas or air • to swell or cause to enlarge | ||||||
