ˌdraməd.ə̇ˈzāshən, -ətə̇ˈz-, -əˌtīˈz- also -äm- or -ȧm- noun
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1. : an act, process, or product of dramatizing
the dramatization of ideas
his conscious dramatization of his troubles
a dramatization of a problem
especially : a dramatized version (as of a novel)
2. : the transformation which in psychoanalytic theory the underlying dream thoughts undergo into dramatic and pictorial form before they can take part in the actual dream