dramatize
drama|tize /dr'æmətaɪz/ (dramatizes dramatizing dramatized)
in BRIT, also use dramatise
1 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed, V-ed
If a book or story is dramatized, it is written or presented as a play, film, or television drama.
...an incident later dramatized in the movie `The Right Stuff'.
...a dramatised version of the novel.
● dramatization [N-COUNT] with supp
...a dramatisation of D H Lawrence's novel, `Lady Chatterley's Lover.'
2 [VERB] V n
If you say that someone dramatizes a situation or event, you mean that they try to make it seem more serious, more important, or more exciting than it really is.
They have a tendency to show off, to dramatize almost every situation.
= exaggerate
3 [VERB] V n
If something that happens or is done dramatizes a situation, it focuses people's attention on the situation in a dramatic way.
The need for change has been dramatized by plummeting bank profits.
= highlight
in BRIT, also use dramatise
1 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed, V-ed
If a book or story is dramatized, it is written or presented as a play, film, or television drama.
...an incident later dramatized in the movie `The Right Stuff'.
...a dramatised version of the novel.
● dramatization [N-COUNT] with supp
...a dramatisation of D H Lawrence's novel, `Lady Chatterley's Lover.'
2 [VERB] V n
If you say that someone dramatizes a situation or event, you mean that they try to make it seem more serious, more important, or more exciting than it really is.
They have a tendency to show off, to dramatize almost every situation.
= exaggerate
3 [VERB] V n
If something that happens or is done dramatizes a situation, it focuses people's attention on the situation in a dramatic way.
The need for change has been dramatized by plummeting bank profits.
= highlight