Home › Words › M › melodramatizemelodramatizemelodramatize means to make melodramatic.EtymologyBlend of melodrama + dramatize.verbTo make melodramatic.e.g.“It’s tempting to compare Abe Foxman with Al Sharpton, another portly, bellicose, melodramatizing defender of ethnic ramparts.” — 2007 January 14, James Traub, “Does Abe Foxman Have an Anti-Anti-Semite Problem?”, in New York Times:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.melodramatization 81% match — The process or result of melodramatizing. vs melodramatize →melodramatically 79% match — In a melodramatic manner. vs melodramatize →melodramatical 75% match — melodramatic vs melodramatize →dedramatize 73% match — To make less dramatic. vs melodramatize →melodramaticism 73% match — Melodramatic behaviour. vs melodramatize →melodramatist 72% match — A writer of melodramas. vs melodramatize →melodization 69% match — The process or result of melodizing. vs melodramatize →dramatization 66% match — The act of dramatizing. vs melodramatize →