dramatize

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