dramatize
/ˈdræmətaɪz/verb
उच्चारण ड्रैमटाइज़
नाट्य-रूपांतरण करना, नाटक या फ़िल्म के रूप में प्रस्तुत करना
Core word
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[T] ~ sth
to present a book, an event or a story as a play or film
नाट्य-रूपांतरण करना, नाटक या फ़िल्म के रूप में प्रस्तुत करना
- The novel was dramatized for television.
- The life of Bhagat Singh has been dramatized many times.
- The students will dramatize a chapter from their English book.
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- A well-known director plans to dramatize the old folk tale.
- The story was dramatized for radio.
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[T, I] ~ (sth) disapproving
to make a situation or an event seem more exciting or important than it really is
बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर बताना, नाटकीय बनाना
- The newspapers dramatized the incident.
- Don't dramatize, it was only a small scratch.
- She tends to dramatize every small problem.
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- The channel dramatized the event to attract viewers.
- There is no need to dramatize; nobody was hurt.
Synonyms exaggerate overstate sensationalize play up
Opposite understate play down downplay
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
dramatize + noun (to adapt)
To dramatize a book or event is to turn it into a play or film. The noun is the direct object.
किसी पुस्तक या घटना को 'dramatize' करना उसे नाटक या फ़िल्म में बदलना है। Noun सीधा object होता है।
- The channel dramatized the life of a famous scientist.
- Radhika's school dramatized a story by Premchand.
dramatize + noun (to exaggerate)
To dramatize a situation is to make it seem more exciting or serious than it really is.
किसी स्थिति को 'dramatize' करना उसे वास्तविकता से अधिक रोमांचक या गंभीर दिखाना है।
- Don't dramatize a small cold.
dramatize oneself
Dramatize oneself means to behave as if one's own situation is more important or tragic than it is.
'Dramatize oneself' का अर्थ अपनी स्थिति को वास्तविकता से अधिक महत्वपूर्ण या दुखद दिखाना है।
- He likes to dramatize himself in front of friends.
be dramatized (passive)
The passive is common for books made into films: the novel was dramatized for television.
पुस्तकों को फ़िल्म बनाने के लिए passive आम है: the novel was dramatized for television।
- The story was dramatized in a radio series.
dramatize vs dramatise
Both spellings are used; British English also accepts -ise, so dramatise is correct in British writing.
दोनों वर्तनियाँ चलती हैं; ब्रिटिश लेखन में -ise रूप 'dramatise' भी सही है।
- The producer decided to dramatise the novel.
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dramatize + noun
storynoveleventproblemincidenthistory
- Writers often dramatize historical events.
adverb + dramatize
unnecessarilyheavilycleverlygreatlydeliberately
- The report unnecessarily dramatized a simple accident.
dramatize + medium
for televisionfor the stagefor radioas a playas a film
- The novel was dramatized for television.
tend / like to dramatize
tend tolike tolove torefuse totry not to
- Some news channels tend to dramatize minor events.
dramatize + abstract noun
the conflictthe tensionthe drama of the situationthe struggle
- The play dramatizes the conflict between two brothers.
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- The group dramatized a chapter from the history book.
समूह ने इतिहास की पुस्तक के एक अध्याय का नाट्य रूपांतर प्रस्तुत किया।
- Please don't dramatize the matter; it is only a small mistake.
कृपया बात को नाटकीय मत बनाइए; यह केवल एक छोटी सी गलती है।
- The film dramatized the final days of the freedom movement.
फ़िल्म ने स्वतंत्रता आंदोलन के अंतिम दिनों को नाटकीय रूप में प्रस्तुत किया।
- Radhika tends to dramatize her exam worries.
राधिका अपनी परीक्षा की चिंताओं को बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर बताती है।
- The teacher asked us to dramatize the poem in groups.
अध्यापक ने हमें समूहों में कविता का नाट्य रूपांतर करने को कहा।
- The documentary dramatizes the rescue of the trapped miners.
वृत्तचित्र फँसे हुए खनिकों के बचाव को नाटकीय रूप में प्रस्तुत करता है।