dramatize

(dramə tīz′, drämə-)

transitive verb dramatized, dramatizing

  1. to make into a drama; adapt (a story, events, etc.) for performance on the stage, in a film, etc.
  2. to regard or present (actions, oneself, etc.) as though in a play; give dramatic quality to

Origin: < LL drama (gen. dramatis), drama + -ize

intransitive verb

  1. to be capable of being dramatized
  2. to dramatize oneself

See dramatize in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb dram·a·tized, dram·a·tiz·ing, dram·a·tiz·es
verb, transitive
  1. To adapt (a literary work) for dramatic presentation, as in a theater or on television or radio.
  2. To present or view in a dramatic or melodramatic way.
verb, intransitive
  1. To be adaptable to dramatic form.
  2. To indulge in self-dramatization.

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