melodramatize
melo·dra·ma·tize
verb \ˌme-lə-ˈdra-mə-ˌtīz, -ˈdrä-\Definition of MELODRAMATIZE
transitive verb
1
: to make melodramatic <melodramatize a situation>
2
: to make a melodrama of (as a novel)
— melo·dra·ma·ti·za·tion \-ˌdra-mə-tə-ˈzā-shən, -ˌdrä-\ noun
First Known Use of MELODRAMATIZE
1820
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