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A act a tragedy, Ar.Nu.1091. 2 c. acc. objecti, represent or exhibit in tragedy, τινας Id.Th.85; τ. τὴν Ἀνδρομέδαν Luc.Hist.Conscr.1; τὰ παιδία . . τ. ὅτι ἂν ἴδῃ καὶ θαυμάσῃ Arr.Epict.3.15.5:—Pass., to be made the subject of a tragedy, Isoc. 9.6, 15.136, Str.9.5.22, etc.; ὁ τραγῳδούμενος στέφανος famous in tragedy, Plu.Alex.35; τὰ τραγῳδούμενα subjects of tragedy, Id.2.837c. 3 metaph., make famous or well known, τὸ τάχιστον τετραγῳδημένον ἐν τῷ διώκειν, of Achilles, Arist.Ph.239b25; ὅσα περὶ τὸ πρόσωπον φαίνεται τετραγῳδημένα κατὰ τὸ προγνωστικὸν ὑφ' Ἱπποκράτους Steph. in Gal.1.246D. II metaph., tell in tragic style, declaim, ἡλίκα νῦν ἐτραγῴδει D.18.13, cf. 19.189; ὀνόματα τ. dress up words, Pl.Cra.414c:—Pass., ib.418d, Phld.Oec.p.24J.; also, exaggerate, τραγῳδεῖν ἂν δόξειε μᾶλλον ἢ ἀληθεύειν would seem to be romancing, Gal.UP 16.4; μὴ τ. τὸ πρᾶγμα (sc. τὸ ἀποθανεῖν), ἀλλ' εἰπὲ ὡς ἔχει Arr.Epict.4.7.15; στολαὶ τετραγῳδημέναι exlravagant, flaunting robes, Antiph.36; τετραγῳδημένοι pompous, braggart, D.S.5.31.