dramatize

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: dram=a=tize

OXFORD DICTIONARY

dramatize, v. (also -ise)
1 a tr. adapt (a novel etc.) to form a stage play. b intr. admit of such adaptation.
2 tr. make a drama or dramatic scene of.
3 tr. (also absol.) express or react to in a dramatic way.

Derivative

dramatization n.

THESAURUS

dramatize

act a part, affect, assume, be a gas, be a hit, betoken, bill, bomb, brandish, breathe, bring forth, bring forward, bring into view, bring out, bring to notice, counterfeit, dangle, demonstrate, develop, disclose, display, divulge, do a bit, embody, enact, evidence, evince, exaggerate, exhibit, expose to view, express, fail, fake, feature, feign, flaunt, flop, flourish, give sign, give token, headline, highlight, histrionize, illuminate, incarnate, indicate, make a hit, make clear, make out like, make plain, manifest, materialize, mean, melodramatize, mount, open, open a show, overact, overdo, overplay, overstate, parade, perform, pile it on, play, play a part, play a scene, play up, playact, premiere, present, pretend, preview, produce, put on, put on airs, represent, reveal, roll out, scenarize, set forth, set the stage, sham, show, show forth, simulate, splash, spotlight, stage, star, succeed, theatricalize, token, trot out, try out, tug the heartstrings, unfold, wave, wear