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dramatize(dictionary)

patellofemoral (iou) and dramatize (iou)


patellofemoral (iou)



patellofemoral adjective. M20.
[from PATELLA + -O- + FEMORAL.]
Anatomy. Of, pertaining to, or connecting the patella and the femur.

dramatize (iou)



dramatize verb. Also dramatise. L18.
[from Greek dramat- DRAMA + -IZE.]
verb trans. Put into dramatic form; adapt (a novel etc.) as a play. L18.
Sir W. Scott They are busy dramatizing the Lady of the Lake here.
b. verb intrans. Write plays. E19.
a. verb trans. Describe or represent dramatically; make dramatic. E19.
A. Wesker She manages to dramatize the smallest piece of gossip into something significant.
b. verb intrans. & refl. Behave dramatically or theatrically. L19.
G. Vidal Enid's dramatizing herself, that's all.
verb intrans. Be adaptable as a play. E19.
dramati'zation noun the action of dramatizing; a dramatized version: L18.