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.
