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dramatises — dramatise (Brit.) v. adapt for theatrical presentation; exaggerate; add details to, embellish (also dramatize) … English contemporary dictionary
dramatiser — [ dramatize ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • 1801; de drame 1 ♦ Présenter (une chose) sous un aspect dramatique, tragique. Dramatiser un incident banal. « Un bon portrait m apparaît toujours comme une biographie dramatisée » ( Baudelaire). 2 ♦ (déb … Encyclopédie Universelle
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