operatize, v.
(ˈɒpərətaɪz)
[irreg. f. opera + -ize, after dramatize; cf. operatic.]
trans. To turn into an opera, put into operatic form.
| 1865 Pall Mall G. 25 Mar. 9 Mr. Charles Kenney's excellent translation of the operatized version of the comedy. 1891 J. W. Hales in 19th Cent. Dec. 922 The play..has been freely modified by somebody, who augmented the lyrical parts and the dances—operatised it, in short. |