melodramatize
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melodramatize
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Blend of melodrama + dramatize.
verb melodramatizes · melodramatizing · melodramatized
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To make melodramatic.
It’s tempting to compare Abe Foxman with Al Sharpton, another portly, bellicose, melodramatizing defender of ethnic ramparts.
Similar: chew the scenery, ham, ham it up, overact, tear a cat
Talk about this word "melodramatize." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/melodramatize. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. melodramatize. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/melodramatize "melodramatize." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/melodramatize.Cite this
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title = {melodramatize},
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