“Dramatizes” or “Dramatises”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 3 prefer “dramatizes” and 1 prefer “dramatises”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	dramatizes	dramatises	Preference
United States	100	0	“dramatizes”
United Kingdom	0	100	“dramatises”
India	67	33	“dramatizes”
Philippines	100	0	“dramatizes”
Canada	0	0	Not enough data
Australia	0	0	Not enough data
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	0	0	Not enough data
New Zealand	0	0	Not enough data
Jamaica	0	0	Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago	0	0	Not enough data
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“dramatizes”

…Masters of Rome series, also dramatizes the trial.
The experimental play dramatizes the plight of prisoners in…
…picture), is a film that dramatizes the life of a non-fictional…
It dramatizes the last ten years in…
…issues specific to the photographic medium."
…her later screenplay, Talkback, she dramatizes the night Princess Diana died.
…abutentium vitio" And he effectively dramatizes a tableau of the archetypical…
…or the real-life events it dramatizes, but a light touch and…
Baroque painting often dramatizes scenes using chiaroscuro light effects;…
…within an architecture of decay dramatizes the incursion of the organic…

“dramatises”

This episode dramatises the suffering of a proud…
…Rudolf (2011) by David Logan dramatises the last few weeks of…
…piece, a flashback-structured film that dramatises the 'true' story of Melbourne…
…walk-through 'play for voices' which dramatises the family history from their…
…a BBC television film that dramatises the first performance of Beethoven's…
The play dramatises the life of Blanche DuBois,…
…seven-part British television series that dramatises the events leading to the…
…produced by Scottish Television, it dramatises a spiritual connection between a…
…An Island is that it dramatises Blake's disassociation from the social…
…part mythical – romanticises and dramatises the lives of feudal lords…

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