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melodramatize

[mel-uh-dram-uh-tahyz, -drah-muh-] / ˌmɛl əˈdræm əˌtaɪz, -ˈdrɑ mə- /
VERB
dramatize
Synonyms
STRONGEST
amplify exaggerate overstate
STRONG
act burlesque enact execute overdo perform playact present produce show splash stage
WEAK
farcialize give color to ham it up lay it on make a production of play on heartstrings play to gallery play up tragedize
Antonyms
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reduce
STRONG
abandon fail halt ignore neglect prevent refrain refuse stop veto

Example Sentences

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The film's strength is its refusal to melodramatize a situation whose inherent horror needs no melodrama.

From Time Magazine Archive

It would have been a simple matter to melodramatize or caricature these soldiers' stories.

From Time Magazine Archive

O. Henry came very near to her, but did he not melodramatize her a little, sometimes cheapen her by his epigrammatic appraisal, fit her too neatly into his plot?

From Pipefuls by Morley, Christopher