/mel'euh dram"euh tuyz', -drah"meuh-/ , v.t., melodramatized, melodramatizing .
1. to make melodramatic.
2. to turn (a novel, story, etc.) into a melodrama.
Also, esp. Brit., melodramatise .
[ 1810-20; MELODRAMA + (DRAMA)TIZE ]
/mel'euh dram"euh tuyz', -drah"meuh-/ , v.t., melodramatized, melodramatizing .
1. to make melodramatic.
2. to turn (a novel, story, etc.) into a melodrama.
Also, esp. Brit., melodramatise .
[ 1810-20; MELODRAMA + (DRAMA)TIZE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012