"melodramatize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: melodramatizes [present, singular, third-person], melodramatizing [participle, present], melodramatized [participle, past], melodramatized [past]
Etymology: Blend of melodrama + dramatize Etymology templates: {{blend|en|melodrama|dramatize}} Blend of melodrama + dramatize Head templates: {{en-verb}} melodramatize (third-person singular simple present melodramatizes, present participle melodramatizing, simple past and past participle melodramatized)
  1. (transitive) To make melodramatic. Tags: transitive Synonyms: chew the scenery, ham, ham it up, overact, tear a cat
    Sense id: en-melodramatize-en-verb-qQBkgCIr Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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